When Was Fluorite Discovered?
In the 1500S, Georgius Agricola, a German Mineralogist, Described a Crystalline Material That Helped Some Ores Melt at Lower Temperatures. He Called It...
In the 1500s, Georgius Agricola, a German mineralogist, described a crystalline material that helped some ores melt at lower temperatures. He called it fluores, from the Latin fleure, meaning 'to flow'. Today we know it as fluorspar, fluorite, calcium fluoride or CaF2.
When was fluorite found?
The many uses for fluorite
Native Americans carved fluorspar to make artifacts, but the first recorded use of Illinois' fluorite was in 1823, when fluorspar mined near Shawneetown in Gallatin County was used to manufacture hydrofluoric acid.
Where was fluorite found?
Fluorite is found worldwide in China, South Africa, Mongolia, France, Russia, and the central North America. Here, noteworthy deposits occur in Mexico, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Colorado in the United States.
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