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Definition of Fluorapatite
1. Noun. A form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine.
Definition of Fluorapatite
1. Noun. (minerology) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that is mined as a phosphate ore, and occurs in the enamel of teeth ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Fluorapatite
1. 3Ca3(PO4)2-CaF2;a naturally occurring fluorophosphate of calcium. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluorapatite
Literary usage of Fluorapatite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Descriptive Mineralogy by William Shirley Bayley (1917)
"Thus, fluorapatite is Ca4(CaF)(PO-t)a and chlor- apatite Ca4(CaCl)(PO4)s.
The group contains a number of important minerals, of which apatite is by far the ..."
2. Elements of Chemical and Physical Geology by Gustav Bischof (1855)
"fluorapatite. Apatite of Snarum. Chloride of calcium . ... 02-31 fluorapatite ....
59-7 lOO-OO 100-00 100-00 » Wohler— Po£<j. Anual. xlviii. ..."
3. A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon: With Instructions for by Joseph Henry Collins (1871)
"... Oxides of iron and Manganese 2-% 3-22 Total 100-00 100-00 With phosphoric
anhydride 42-2, lime 54-0, and fluorine 3-8, the formula for fluorapatite ..."
4. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"During weathering under acidic conditions, certain fluorine-bearing minerals (eg,
cryolite) dissolve rapidly; however, the solubility of fluorapatite and ..."
5. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1913)
"... which consists in the main of ilmenite and fluorapatite with a little rutile;
the rock has an even granular texture and contains as much as 59 per cent. ..."
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