Fluorite vs Amethyst - What's the difference?
fluorite | amethyst |
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.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
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(uncountable) A purple colour.
(tincture) The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
As nouns the difference between fluorite and amethyst
is that 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 while amethyst is a transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.As an adjective amethyst is
having a colour similar to that of the gemstone.fluorite
English
(wikipedia fluorite)Noun
(en noun)- Fluorite is the main natural resources of Thailand.
Synonyms
* calcium fluoride * Derbyshire spar * fluor * fluorsparSee also
* blue john ----amethyst
English
(wikipedia amethyst)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst , chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)}}