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fluorite definition

fluo·rite (flôr′īt′, flo̵or′-)

noun

a crystalline mineral, CaF, with perfect cleavage, used as a flux, in glassmaking, etc. and as the principal source of fluorine; calcium fluoride

Etymology: fluor(o)- + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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