whitlockite

English

Whitlockite

Etymology

Whitlock +‎ -ite, after Herbert Percy Whitlock (1868-1948), American mineralogist.

Noun

whitlockite (usually uncountable, plural whitlockites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare form of calcium phosphate.

Derived terms

• strontiowhitlockite

Further reading

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