Colorless Fluorite

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:item
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Green_Fluorite
gptkb:Purple_Fluorite
gptkb:Yellow_Fluorite
gptkbp:appearance perfect in four directions
gptkbp:artifacts gptkb:item
calcite
barite
gptkbp:awards vitreous
gptkbp:characteristics birefringent
gptkbp:color colorless
gptkbp:composed_of calcium fluoride
gptkbp:depicted_in transparent
gptkbp:difficulty 4 on Mohs scale
gptkbp:has_luminosity may fluoresce under UV light
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colorless Fluorite
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:China
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:USA
gptkbp:natural_resources halides
gptkbp:occurs_in found in hydrothermal veins
gptkbp:origin from Latin 'fluere' meaning 'to flow'
gptkbp:social_structure isometric
gptkbp:surface 3.18
gptkbp:uses used in ceramics
used in metallurgy
used in jewelry
used in the manufacture of glass
used in optics
used in decorative items
used as a flux in steelmaking
used in the production of hydrofluoric acid