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fluorspar

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flu·or·spar  (flr-spär, flrspär)
n.
See fluorite.
fluorspar, fluor or US & Canad fluorite
Noun
a white or colourless mineral, consisting of calcium fluoride in crystalline form: the chief ore of fluorine
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Noun1.fluorspar - a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
fluor, fluorite
atomic number 20, Ca, calcium - a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
atomic number 9, fluorine, F - a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
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