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 [flŏŏŕīt́, flôŕ-, flōŕ-]Dictionary.com · The American Heritage® Dictionary
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Fluorite is found as a common gangue mineral in hydrothermal veins, especially those containing lead and zinc minerals. It is also found in some greisens, granites and high-temperature veins, and as a component of some marbles and other metamorphic rocks. ... The term fluorescence is derived from fluorite,
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Fluorite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units); Fluorite is Not Radioactive ... General Fluorite Information ... Fluorite Image...
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Information on the mineral fluorite ... Blue John - Banded purple and white or purple and yellow variety of Fluorite. Chlorophane - Variety of Fluorite that is thermoluminescent, emitting bright green light when heated. Yttrofluorite - Variety of Fluorite in which yttrium partially replaces the calcium in its structure.
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FLUORITE, "The Most Colorful; Mineral in the World" ... The many colors of fluorite are truly wonderful. The rich purple color is by far fluorite's most famous and popular color. It easily competes with the beautiful purple of amethyst.
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Description, history and occurrence of the mineral Fluorite, includes its physical properties. ... 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 in metallic hydrothermal deposits associated with lead, silver,
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CaF2 Calcium Fluroide ... 6.) Bluffton Quarry, Allen County, Ohio (closeup) Fluorite and Sphalerite on dolomite; 7.) Grant County, New Mexico ; 8.) Grant County, New Mexico (closeup) ; ... A photo of the mineral fluorite...
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Gemstone: Fluorite gem stone meaning ... Formerly called fluorspar, fluorite has a wide range of colors including yellow, blue, pink purple and green. It is an interesting and beautiful stone because often more than one color occurs in a single stone.
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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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