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Apatite:
Mineral so named because it resembles various other minerals for which it might be mistaken. It consists chiefly of phosphate of lime. Apatite is a distinct mineral of composition Ca5(PO4)3F in which some or all of the fluorine may be replaced by chlorine (chlorapatite).
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  • Apatite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually referring to hydroxylapatite, fluorapatite, and chlorapatite, named for high concentrations of OH −, F −, or Cl − ions ...

  • The mineral apatite

    Information on the mineral apatite ... Chemical Formula : Apatite is a group of minerals, with the group formula Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 (F,Cl,OH)

  • APATITE (Calcium (Fluoro-, Chloro-, Hydroxyl-) Phosphate)

    Apatite is actually three different minerals depending on the predominance of either fluorine, chlorine or the hydroxyl group. These ions can freely substitute in the crystal ...

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