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apatite is the name given to a group of phosphate minerals, usually referring to hydroxylapatite (or hydroxyapatite), fluoroapatite (or fluorapatite), and chloroapatite (or chlorapatite). they are named for the presence of hydroxide (oh-), fluoride ( f -), and chloride ( cl -) ions , respectively, in
the crystal lattice. these three forms of apatite are not readily distinguishable, as each specimen usually contains all three types of ions. impure, massive apatite is called phosphorite. apatite is distributed widely in igneous , metamorphic , and sedimentary rocks, often in the form of cryptocrystalline...
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