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Aventurine vs Fluorite - What's the difference?

aventurine | fluorite |

As nouns the difference between aventurine and fluorite

is that aventurine is a kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass while fluorite is 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.

aventurine

English

(wikipedia aventurine)

Alternative forms

* avanturine, aventurin

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure ) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass.
  • (mineral) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.

    • See also

    * sunstone ----

    fluorite

    English

    (wikipedia fluorite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
    • Fluorite is the main natural resources of Thailand.

    Synonyms

    * calcium fluoride * Derbyshire spar * fluor * fluorspar

    See also

    * blue john ----