fluorite

Summary

fluorite is a mineral species^[1]. fluorite ranks in the top 1% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,501 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• fluorite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• fluid flow is named after fluorite^[4].
• fluorite's chemical formula is recorded as CaF₂^[5].
• fluorite is a type of fluorite mineral group^[6].
• fluorite is a type of halide class of minerals^[7].
• fluorite's Commons category is recorded as Fluorite^[8].
• fluorite's color is recorded as purple^[9].
• fluorite's color is recorded as lilac^[10].
• fluorite's color is recorded as green^[11].
• fluorite's color is recorded as blue^[12].
• fluorite's color is recorded as pink^[13].
• fluorite's color is recorded as champagne^[14].
• fluorite's color is recorded as colorless^[15].
• fluorite's color is recorded as brown^[16].
• fluorite's color is recorded as gold^[17].
• fluorite comprises calcium fluoride^[18].
• fluorite's streak color is recorded as white^[19].
• fluorite's twinning is recorded as penetration twin^[20].
• fluorite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system^[21].
• fluorite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[22].
• fluorite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as III/A.07^[23].
• fluorite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 3.AB.25^[24].
• fluorite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 3.AB.25^[25].
• fluorite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fluorite^[26].
• fluorite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[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 (2,501 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].