whitlockite
English edit
Etymology edit
Whitlock + -ite, after Herbert Percy Whitlock (1868-1948), American mineralogist.
Noun edit
whitlockite (usually uncountable, plural whitlockites)
- (mineralogy) A rare form of calcium phosphate.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Whitlockite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “whitlockite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.