Fluorite synonyms

flo͝or'īt', flôr'-

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mohs-scale (related)
A scale of the hardness of minerals based on their ability to scratch one another
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fluorspar
(Mineralogy) A halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride.
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fluor
(Chiefly Brit.) fluorite
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albite (related)
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barite (related)
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rutile (related)
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pyromorphite (related)
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spinel (related)
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linarite (related)
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fluorapatite (related)
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epidote (related)
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Find another word for fluorite. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fluorite, like: mohs-scale, fluorspar, fluor, albite, barite, rutile, pyromorphite, spinel, linarite, fluorapatite and epidote.
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  • The refractive indices of all glasses at present available lie between 1.46 and 1 90, whereas transparent minerals are known having refractive indices lying considerably outside these limits; at least one of these, fluorite (calcium fluoride), is actually used by opticians in the construction of certain lenses, so that probably progress is to be looked for in a considerable widening of the limits of available optical materials; possibly such progress may lie in the direction of the artificial production of large mineral crystals.

  • The high level of fluorescence of fluorite from this classic area, adds an extra cachet other locations do not have.

  • Its newly designed optical system consists of 17 elements in 13 groups, including one fluorite and two UD lenses.

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