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cryolite

/ˈkraɪ.ə.laɪt/

Traduction: Minéral blanc composé de fluorures de sodium et d'aluminium, historiquement utilisé comme source de fluor et dans l'extraction de l'aluminium.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈkraɪ.ə.laɪt/

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A white mineral composed of sodium and aluminum fluorides, historically used as a source of fluorine and in the extraction of aluminum.

  • 🇫🇷Minéral blanc composé de fluorures de sodium et d'aluminium, historiquement utilisé comme source de fluor et dans l'extraction de l'aluminium.
  1. Mineral C2 formal scientific

    A white or colorless mineral composed of sodium and aluminum fluorides, historically used as a flux in aluminum smelting.

    • Cryolite was essential in the Hall-Héroult process for extracting aluminum.
    • The mineral cryolite is found in large deposits in Greenland.
    • Synthetic cryolite is now often used instead of the natural mineral.

    🇫🇷cryolithe

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