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A form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine
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fluorapatite
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n. (context mineral English) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that is mined as a phosphate ore, and occurs in the enamel of tooth.
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Fluorapatite , often with the alternate spelling of fluoroapatite , is a phosphate mineral with the formula Ca(PO)F (calcium fluorophosphate). Fluorapatite is a hard crystalline solid. Although samples can have various color (green, brown, blue, violet, ...
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n. a form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine