fluorite

Summary

fluorite is a mineral species^[1]. fluorite ranks in the top 1% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (951 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• fluorite's image is recorded as Fluorine MHNT.MIN.2010.16.1.jpg^[3].
• fluorite's image is recorded as Fluorite crystals 270x444.jpg^[4].
• fluorite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[5].
• fluid flow is named after fluorite^[6].
• fluorite's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 14542-23-5^[7].
• fluorite's EC number is recorded as 238-575-7^[8].
• fluorite's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85049445^[9].
• fluorite's chemical formula is recorded as CaF₂^[10].
• fluorite's subclass of is recorded as fluorite mineral group^[11].
• fluorite's subclass of is recorded as halide class of minerals^[12].
• fluorite's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00563552^[13].
• fluorite's Commons category is recorded as Fluorite^[14].
• fluorite's color is recorded as purple^[15].
• fluorite's color is recorded as lilac^[16].
• fluorite's color is recorded as green^[17].
• fluorite's color is recorded as blue^[18].
• fluorite's color is recorded as pink^[19].
• fluorite's color is recorded as champagne^[20].
• fluorite's color is recorded as colorless^[21].
• fluorite's color is recorded as brown^[22].
• fluorite's color is recorded as gold^[23].
• fluorite's has part is recorded as calcium fluoride^[24].
• fluorite's streak color is recorded as white^[25].
• fluorite's twinning is recorded as penetration twin^[26].
• fluorite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for fluorite include hydrofluoric acid^[28], an aqueous solution^[29].

Why It Matters

fluorite ranks in the top 1% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (951 views/month).^[2] fluorite has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] fluorite is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for fluorite include hydrofluoric acid^[28], an aqueous solution^[29].