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Carbonate-fluorhydroxyapatite
A variety of Hydroxylapatite
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Formula:
Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Carbonate- and F-bearing variety. F/OH ratio probably undetermined.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40499 (as Carbonate-fluorhydroxyapatite)
1992 (as Hydroxylapatite)
1992 (as Hydroxylapatite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40499:2 (as Carbonate-fluorhydroxyapatite)
mindat:1:1:1992:3 (as Hydroxylapatite)
mindat:1:1:1992:3 (as Hydroxylapatite)
Chemistry of Carbonate-fluorhydroxyapatite
Mindat Formula:
Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Carbonate-fluorhydroxyapatite
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References for Carbonate-fluorhydroxyapatite
Reference List:
Localities for Carbonate-fluorhydroxyapatite
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| Trueman (1965) |
