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fluorsparenUK
flu·or·spar F0208200 (flo͞o′ər-spär′, flo͝or′spär′)n. See fluorite.fluorspar (ˈflʊəˌspɑː) or fluorn (Minerals) a white or colourless mineral sometimes fluorescent and often tinted by impurities, found in veins and as deposits from hot gases. It is used in the manufacture of glass, enamel, and jewellery, and is the chief ore of fluorine. Composition: calcium fluoride. Formula: CaF2. Crystal structure: cubic. Also: fluorite (US and Canadian)fluo•rite (ˈflʊər aɪt, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr-) n. a mineral, calcium fluoride, CaF2, occurring in crystals and in masses: the chief source of fluorine. Also called fluor , fluorspar. [1865–70; < Italian; see fluor, -ite1] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | fluorspar - a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorinefluor, fluoriteatomic number 20, Ca, calcium - a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animalsatomic number 9, fluorine, F - a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatitemineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
fluorsparenUK
fluorspar: see fluoritefluorite or fluorspar , mineral appearing in various colors, e.g., green, yellow-brown, rose, and red. Chemically, it is calcium fluoride, CaF2. Its crystals, commonly cubic, are transparent or translucent and under certain conditions exhibit fluorescence. ..... Click the link for more information. .fluorspar[′flu̇r‚spär] (mineralogy) fluorite fluorspar, fluor (US and Canadian), fluorite a white or colourless mineral sometimes fluorescent and often tinted by impurities, found in veins and as deposits from hot gases. It is used in the manufacture of glass, enamel, and jewellery, and is the chief ore of fluorine. Composition: calcium fluoride. Formula: CaF2. Crystal structure: cubic fluorsparenUK
Synonyms for fluorsparnoun a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet lightSynonymsRelated Words- atomic number 20
- Ca
- calcium
- atomic number 9
- fluorine
- F
- mineral
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