fluorapatite

See also: Fluorapatite

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flʊəˈɹæpətaɪt/

Noun

fluorapatite (plural fluorapatites)

(mineralogy) 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.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: fluoriapatiitti
Spanish: fluorapatita f

Further reading

“Fluorapatite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“fluorapatite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

Italian

Noun

fluorapatite f (plural fluorapatiti)

(mineralogy) fluorapatite

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