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Slight chemical impurities in fluorspar, also known as fluorite, can make the mineral appear in a variety of colors. Fluorspar is considered a critical mineral by the federal government due in part to its role in producing technology for artificial intelligence data centers and electric vehicle batteries.
Lily Burris
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The largest known deposit of the critical mineral fluorspar in the United States is underneath parts of far western Kentucky and southern Illinois. Some say its applications in artificial intelligence could reawaken the region’s mining industry.
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    How to push the civility reset button. A thoughtful conversation between two leaders of “Braver Angels,” a nationwide movement with a Kentucky chapter that is working to help people overcome loss of friends and family estrangements to the divisiveness of our times.
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    Why AI makes rural access to broadband internet all the more essential. Education contributor Brigitte Blom, in conversation with EKU Artificial Intelligence strategist Lisa Blue.
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