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fluorite
fluor·ite [ flr t, fláwr t ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mineral form of calcium fluoride: a variously colored crystalline mineral consisting of calcium fluoride. Use: flux.
[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin fluor (see fluoric)]
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