PARA-403-Fluorite

Caretaker Status: Bonded to CARE-13

Affiliated companion(s): none

Level 1 - concrete
Word: Fluorite

Origin:
Origin:
The word fluorite is derived from the Latin verb fluere, meaning to flow.
The mineral is used as a flux in iron smelting to decrease the viscosity of slags.
The term flux comes from the Latin adjective fluxus, meaning flowing, loose, slack. The mineral fluorite was originally termed fluorospar and was first discussed in print in a 1530 work Bermannvs sive de re metallica dialogus [Bermannus; or a dialogue about the nature of metals], by Georgius Agricola, as a mineral noted for its usefulness as a flux.

Definition:
A mineral consisting of calcium fluoride which typically occurs as cubic crystals, colorless when pure but often colored by impurities.
A range of green to purple is relatively common.

Magic Status: 1 - Neophyte
Tier 1 - Crystal parts of this Paralogos' body are translucent - light passes through them, but no detail (like a colorful crystal against the sun).

Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware