fluorapatite

See also: Fluorapatite

English

Fluorapatite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flʊəˈɹæpətaɪt/

Noun

fluorapatite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorapatites)

1. (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
• Hungarian: fluorapatit
• Spanish: fluorapatita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Fluorapatite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “fluorapatite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian

Noun

fluorapatite f (plural fluorapatiti)

1. (mineralogy) fluorapatite