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fluorapatite

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fluorapatite [ˌflʊəˈræpətaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a mineral consisting of calcium fluorophosphate; the most common form of apatite
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Noun1.fluorapatite - a form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine
atomic number 9, fluorine, F - a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
apatite - a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
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Leonardsen, Formation of Phosphate-containing Calcium Fluoride at the Expense of Enamel, Hydroxyapatite and Fluorapatite, Caries Res.
Calcium fluoride precipitation and deposition from 12 mmol/L fluoride ... by Markovic, M.; Takagi, S.; Chow, L.C.; Frukhtbeyn, S. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
However, an intriguing task is to find out, whether any OH-containing carbonate fluorapatite variety characteristic of the Recent lingulate shells is preserved.
Apatite varieties in the shell of the Cambrian lingulate brachiopod ... by Nemliher, Juri; Kurvits, Tiia; Kallaste, Toivo; Puura Ivar / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
The substitution converts it to the more acid-resistant fluorapatite.
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