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apatite

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apatite
[ap′ətīt]
Etymology: Gk, apate, deceit
an inorganic mineral composed of calcium and phosphate that is found in the bones and teeth.
apatite (ap´tīt),
n the inorganic mineral substance of teeth and bone. See also carbonate hydroxyapatite.
apatite
1. calcium phosphate; one of the two mineral constituents of bones and teeth.
2. fluorapatite; a naturally occurring rock mineral containing fluorine.
apatite calculi
see apatite urolith.


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This specific deposit contains 70 per cent calcite, a form of calcium carbonate; 10 per cent apatite, a rock phosphate (source of calcium and phosphorous); 15 per cent biotite/vermiculite; and 5 per cent of accessory minerals such as pyroxene, chlorite, magnetite, and feldspar.
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Some of the crystals contain inclusions of very fine-grained tourmaline or euhedral, green-blue apatite, and some are veined by free-grained, equigranular apatite that is indicative of albitic replacement (Breaks, 1989).
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