chlorapatite

English

Etymology

From chlor- +‎ apatite.

Noun

chlorapatite (countable and uncountable, plural chlorapatites)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Chlorapatite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “chlorapatite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
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