whitlockite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Whitlock + -ite, after Herbert Percy Whitlock (1868-1948), American mineralogist.
Noun
[edit]whitlockite (usually uncountable, plural whitlockites)
- (mineralogy) A rare form of calcium phosphate.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Whitlockite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “whitlockite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.