浙江萤石,驰名中外,不仅分布广、储量大、质量好,而且开采历史悠久。在素有“萤石之乡”称号的武义县,早在本世纪二十年代初其萤石矿山即已进入规模开采的阶段。日寇侵华期间,日本侵略者曾对我省的萤石资源进行大肆的掠夺,当时主要将萤石用于日本的钢铁冶炼。随着近代科学技术的发展,萤石用途越来越广,至今已在三十多个工业领域得到广泛应用,这是业内人士都已知道的事实。然而在我国古代萤石早为我们的祖先所发现和利用。这里介绍一些鲜为人知的史料,以飨读者。 Zhejiang fluorite, well-known at home and abroad, not only widely distributed, large reserves, good quality, and mining a long history. In Wuyi County, known as the “town of fluorite”, fluorite mines have entered the stage of large-scale mining as early as the early 1920s. During the invasion by Japanese invaders, the Japanese invaders plundered the province’s fluorite resources and used fluorite mainly for the smelting of steel in Japan. With the development of modern science and technology, the use of fluorite is more and more widespread. So far, it has been widely used in more than thirty industrial fields, which is already known to those in the industry. However, in ancient China, fluorite was discovered and used by our ancestors as early as possible. Here are some little-known historical materials to readers.