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Fluorine vs Bultfonteinite - What's the difference?

fluorine | bultfonteinite |

As nouns the difference between fluorine and bultfonteinite

is that fluorine is (uncountable) the chemical element (symbol f) with an atomic number of 9 while bultfonteinite is (mineral) a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

fluorine

English

Noun

(wikipedia fluorine)
  • (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9.
  • (chemistry, countable) A fluorine atom.
    • an octahedron of fluorines

    Derived terms

    * fluorian * fluo- * fluor-, fluoro- * fluoride * fluorinate * fluorination * * * fluorine dating * fluorine method * fluorine oxide * fluorine test

    Related terms

    * fluor * fluoric * fluorite

    See also

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    bultfonteinite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineral) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

    • References

    * Bultfonteinite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Bultfonteinite.shtml]