spodiosite
English edit
Etymology edit
Swedish spodiosit, from Ancient Greek σπόδιος (spódios, “grey”).
Noun edit
spodiosite (plural spodiosites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, and phosphorus.
- 1911, Journal of the Chemical Society, volume 100, page 735:
- The apatites, which are more soluble than the spodiosites, are formed on heating the latter to redness, hence spodiosites rarely occur in nature.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Spodiosite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.