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Calcium fluoride, a mineral of many different colours, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc, often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a flux. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels. Also called fluor spar, or simply fluor.
(01 Mar 1998)
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