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.

Related terms

• chlorellestadite
• hydroxylellestadite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Fluorellestadite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “fluorellestadite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.