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Aragonite vs Apatite - What's the difference?

aragonite | apatite |

As nouns the difference between aragonite and apatite

is that aragonite is while apatite is .

aragonite

English

(wikipedia aragonite)

Noun

  • (mineral) A saline evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula Ca]]C[[oxygen, O3; it is dimorphous with calcite.

    • Derived terms

    * aragonitic

    References

    apatite

    English

    (wikipedia apatite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer.
  • * 1967', Duncan McConnell ''et al.'', "Infrared Absorption of Carbonate '''Apatite ," ''Science, New Series , vol. 155, no. 3762, p. 608,
    • We had prepared, by precipitation methods, finely divided crystalline apatites' that were similar in crystal size and x-ray diffraction profile to bone ' apatite .

    Derived terms

    * chlorapatite * fluorapatite * hydroxyapatite

    See also

    * Not to be confused with appetite ----