fluorellestadite

English

Etymology

fluor- +‎ ellestadite

Noun

fluorellestadite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorellestadites)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare nesosilicate of calcium, with sulfate and fluorine, belonging to the apatite group.
  • chlorellestadite
  • hydroxylellestadite

Further reading

  • “Fluorellestadite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • fluorellestadite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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