some types are fluorescen (glow when exposed to ultraviolent; used in making steel Fluorite is used to prevent tooth decay and is found in toothpastes.
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Fluorite (also called fluorspar ) is a halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF 2 . It is an isometric mineral with a cubic habit, though octahedral and more complex isometric forms are n...
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Glassy, brittle halide mineral, calcium fluoride CaF2, forming cubes and octahedra; colourless when pure, otherwise violet, blue, yellow, brown, or green. ... Fluorite is used as a flux in iron and steel making; colourless fluorite is used in the manufacture of microscope lenses. It is also used for the glaze on pottery,
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Fluorite is also used as a source of fluorine for hydrofluoric acid and fluorinated water. Other uses of fluorite include an uncommon use as a gemstone (low hardness and good cleavage reduce its desirability as a gemstone), ornamental carvings (sometimes misleadingly called Green Quartz) and special optical uses.
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Information on the mineral fluorite ... Fluorite is the only mineral for which significant quantities of the important element fluorine can be obtained. Fluorite is also used as a flux in the manufacture of steel and other metals to eliminate impurities.
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Fluorite, or calcium fluoride (CaF2), is a simple halide commonly occurring as a glassy, hued, vein in a variety of mineral environments. It is commonly found ... Fluorite is used in opalescent glass, and at one time, Blue John, a variety from Derbyshire, England, was widely used in ornamental vases and other objects.
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Fluorite and sterling silver jewelry. All colors of fluorite in all colors is useful for protection, aura cleansing and fostering truth and protection.. Fluorite is used to "purify" and "detoxify" both the spirit and places. ... All colors of fluorite are useful for protection, aura cleansing and fostering truth and...
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Mineral Information on the WEB ... Often violet, green, or blue fluorescence, dangerous to add acid - forms toxic HF, from the Latin "fluere", "to flow" (because it was used in ancient times as a flux ... A photo of the mineral fluorite...
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This aperture reduced the divergence and increased the output energy of single-mode YAG : Er3+ radiation, compared with the case when a hard aperture was used.
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