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Fluorite

The mineral that gave 'fluorescence' its name, and the origin of every fluorine atom used by industry.

Fluorite. Salzburg, Austria-8862 · Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The mineral that gave 'fluorescence' its name, and the origin of every fluorine atom used by industry.

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Material	Role	Grade note
Fluorspar	The mineral itself	—

Fluorspar

Calcium fluoride, the mineral that every fluorine atom in industry ultimately comes from — including the fluorine in…

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Fluorite

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