fluorianadj.
/ˈflʊərɪən/, /ˈflɔːrɪən/, U.S. /ˈflʊˌriən/, /ˈflɔˌriən/ Mineralogy.
Of a mineral: having a (small) proportion of a constituent element replaced by fluorine.
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titanian1813
aluminian1930
ferrian1930
ferroan1930
fluorian1930
lithian1930
magnesian1930
manganoan1930
molybdenian1930
nickelian1930
plumbian1930
sodian1930
strontian1930
tantalian1930
thorian1930
vanadian1930
molybdian1951
niobian1956
1930 W. T. Schaller in Amer. Mineralogist 15 571 The adjectival endings thus formed for the names of all the chemical elements are given below... Fluorine—fluorian.
1959 W. H. Dennen Princ. Mineral. vii. 363 Chemical varieties [of phlogopite]: Fluorian, ferroan, manganoan.
2002 Jrnl. Petrol. 43 1788/1 Zoisite is projected into this space for comparison with its fluorian analogue.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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