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fluorite

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

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quartz

English

Etymology

From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (hard), Czech tvrdý (hard), Russian ??????? (tvjórdyj, hard)], from Old Church Slavonic ?????? (tvr?d?, firm), from Proto-Slavic *tv?rd?.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kw??ts/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kw??ts/, /k??ts/
  • Homophone: courts (some accents)

Noun

quartz (countable and uncountable, plural quartzes)

  1. (mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

Synonyms

  • Thesaurus:quartz

Derived terms

Related terms

  • Colorado topaz

Translations

See also


French

Etymology

From German Quarz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwa?ts/

Noun

quartz m (plural quartz)

  1. quartz
    Synonym: cristal de roche

Descendants

  • ? Catalan: quars

Further reading

  • “quartz” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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