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Fluorite vs Hornblende - What's the difference?

fluorite | hornblende |

As nouns the difference between fluorite and hornblende

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 hornblende is a green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

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 ----

    hornblende

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hornblende) (-)
  • A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.