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fluorite
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?fl??.ait/
Noun
fluorite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorites)
- 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)
- fluorite
Further reading
- fluorite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
fluorite From the web:
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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)
- (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)
- 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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- what quartz countertops
- what quartz means
- what quartz is used for
- what quartz countertops are made in the usa
- what quartz is made in the usa
- what quartz is best for healing
- what quartz movement mean
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