fluorite

== English == === Etymology === From fluor +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/, /ˈflɔɹˌaɪt/ === Noun === fluorite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorites) (mineralogy) A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid. Synonyms: fluor, fluorspar Hypernyms: mineral < material Hyponyms: blue John, Derbyshire spar Near-synonym: calcium fluoride ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Fluorite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “fluorite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. == Italian == === Etymology === From fluoro +‎ -ite. === Noun === fluorite f (plural fluoriti) fluorite === Further reading === fluorite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === fluiterò