fluorapatite
/flʊəˈrapətʌɪt/ /flɔːˈrapətʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
A mineral of the apatite group in which fluorine predominates over chlorine and hydroxyl, and which occurs widely as an accessory mineral in igneous and metamorphic rocks and is the chief component of phosphorites.
- Fluorapatite is a phosphate and fluoride of calcium, ideally Ca5(PO4)3F. Crystal system: hexagonal..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From fluoro- + apatite, after German Fluorapatit.
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