Fluorite vs. Fluoride: What's the Difference?

A mineral, essentially CaF2, that is often fluorescent in ultraviolet light and occurs in light green, blue, yellow, brown, and colorless forms. Also called fluor, fluorspar.

Univalent fluorine, or a compound of fluorine, especially a binary compound of fluorine with a more electropositive element.

(mineral) A widely occurring mineral (calcium fluoride), of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.

(chemistry) Any salt of hydrofluoric acid; for example, potassium fluoride.

Calcium fluoride (CaF2), a mineral of many different colors, 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.

(chemistry) A binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical.

A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine

A binary compound of fluorine with another element or radical.

A salt of hydrofluoric acid