1) Beautiful stone 2) Bone mineral 3) Calcium mineral 4) Calcium phosphate mineral 5) Cut mineral 6) Decorative stone 7) Gemstone 8) Gemstone mineral 9) Hexagonal mineral 10) Hungry-sounding mineral 11) Jewel mineral 12) Jewel 13) Mineral 14) Mineral in the teeth 15) Mineral jewel 16) Mineral gemstone
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1) Fluorapatite
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Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually referring to hydroxylapatite, fluorapatite and chlorapatite, named for high concentrations of OH−, F− and Cl− ions, respectively, in the crystal. The formula of the admixture of the four most common endmembers is written as Ca10(PO4)6(OH,F,Cl)2, and the crystal unit cell formulae of the indiv...
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• (n.) Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.
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any member of a series of phosphate minerals, the world`s major source of phosphorus, found as variously coloured, glassy crystals, masses, or ... [5 related articles]
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The chief phosphate mineral, large deposits of which are found in the Kola peninsula, Russia, North Africa, and Montana and Florida. It is mined for fertilizer and is the major ore of phosphorus. Its chemical composition is Ca5(PO4)3
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Ap'a·tite noun [ Greek ... deceit, from ... to deceive; it having been often mistaken for other minerals.]
(Min.) Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ap′ă-tīt Definitions: 1. Generic name for a class of minerals with compositions that are variants of the formula D
5T
3M, where D is a divalent cation, T is a trivalent tetrahedral compound ion, and M is a monovalent anion; calcium phosphate apatites are important mineral con...
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Apatite is a widely distributed accessory constituent in all classes of rock. Found in crystals and masses, crystallised apatite has been extensively used for fertiliser. Transparent varieties of a fine colour are sometimes used for gems - but it's too soft for extensive use. Apatite has the formulae Ca5(F,Cl,OH)(PO4)3 and a relative hardness of an...
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(Gk: apatit deceit, referring to its many deceptive forms) a naturally occurring crystalline mineral of calcium, phosphate and fluoride, the basis of the bones of vertebrates (and humans), and used in 'blood and bone' fertiliser. Ca5.(PO4)3.OH
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n] - a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate
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apatite 1. A mineral so called because it is often mistaken for other minerals. 2. A glassy, variously colored calcium phosphate mineral; used in fertilizers and is a source of phosphorus. 3. Etymology: Greek apate, 'deceit'; from its diversity of form and color.
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noun a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
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Common calcium phosphate mineral, Ca
5(PO
4)
3(F,OH,Cl). Apatite has a hexagonal structure and occurs widely in igneous rocks, such as pegmatite, and in contact metamorphic rocks, such as marbles. It is used in the manufacture of fertilizer and as a source of phosphorus. Carbonate hy...
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Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually referring to hydroxylapatite, fluorapatite and chlorapatite, named for high concentrations of OH-, F- and Cl- ions, respectively, in the crystal.
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(Calcium (Fluoro-, Chloro-, Hydroxyl-) Apatite is actually three different minerals depending on the predominance of either fluorine, chlorine or the hydroxyl group. These ions can freely substitute in the crystal lattice and all three are usually present in every specimen although some specimens have been close to 100% in one o...
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a common mineral, calcium fluorophosphate, CaFPO, occurring in individual crystals and in masses and varying in color, formerly used in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers.
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