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fluorspar

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fluorite

 or fluorspar

Common halide mineral, calcium fluoride (CaF2); the principal fluorine mineral. Fluorite occurs most commonly as a vein mineral and is often associated with lead and silver ores; it also occurs in cavities, sedimentary rocks, pegmatites, and hot-springs areas. It is widespread in China, South Africa, Mongolia, France, Mexico, Russia, and the central U.S. Fluorite is used in the manufacture of steel, aluminum fluoride, artificial cryolite, and aluminum. It is used in glassmaking, in iron and steel enamelware, in the production of hydrofluoric acid, in the refining of lead and antimony, and (as a catalyst) in the manufacture of high-octane fuels.


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

fluorspar [′flu̇r‚spär]
(mineralogy)


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The new plan permits oil and gas leasing except in wilderness areas, and several mining companies retain mineral rights to deposits of silica (used in cosmetics) and fluorspar (needed for the production of fluorine) under certain areas of Shawnee.
The Shawnee zinc project is located in western Kentucky, a region which has a long and productive history of mining zinc and fluorspar.
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