apatite
IPA: ˈæpʌtaɪt
noun
- (mineralogy) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth.
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Examples of "apatite" in Sentences
- Minor minerals are apatite and zircon.
- Apatite is infrequently used as a gemstone.
- The phosphoric acid with lime forms apatite.
- In addition, silver and apatite are now mined.
- The area was mined for mica, feldspar and apatite.
- The area was mined for mica, feldspar, and apatite.
- Moroxite is a mineral, a crystallized form of apatite.
- The principal accessory minerals are ilmenite and apatite.
- The degradation of apatite by loss of OH causes the enamel to dissolve.
- In the biologic literature, whitlockite and apatite are use interchangeably.
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