ðɪs wˈaɪt sˈɑːlɪd, dɪskˈʌvɚd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn baɪ pˈɛdɚ kɹˈɪstʃən ˌæbɪldɡˈɑːɹd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn, əkˈɜːz nˈætʃɚɹəli æz ðə mˈɪnɚɹəl kɹˈaɪəlˌaɪt ænd ɪz jˈuːzd ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ɪnðɪ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ˌæljʊmˈɪniəm mˈɛɾəl.
This white solid, discovered in 1799 by Peder Christian Abildgaard (1740–1801), occurs naturally as the mineral cryolite and is used extensively in the industrial production of aluminium metal.