different between fluorite vs hornblende

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?fl??.ait/

Noun

fluorite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorites)

1. A widely occurring mineral (calcium fluoride), of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.

   Fluorite is the main natural resource of Thailand.

Synonyms

• calcium fluoride
• Derbyshire spar
• fluor
• fluorspar

Translations

See also

• blue John

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Fluorite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “fluorite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Italian

Etymology

fluoro +? -ite

Noun

fluorite f (plural fluoriti)

1. fluorite

Further reading

• fluorite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

English

Etymology

From German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende (see blende).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h??n?bl?nd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?h??n?bl?nd/

Noun

hornblende (countable and uncountable, plural hornblendes)

1. (mineralogy) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Hornblende”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “hornblende”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

French

Etymology

From German Hornblende.

Noun

hornblende f (plural hornblendes)

1. (mineralogy) hornblende

Italian

Noun

hornblende f

1. plural of hornblenda