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Fluorite vs Fluorapatite - What's the difference?

fluorite | fluorapatite |

As nouns the difference between fluorite and fluorapatite

is that fluorite is while fluorapatite is .

fluorite

English

(wikipedia fluorite)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A widely occurring mineral (calcium fluoride), of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
    • Fluorite is the main natural resources of Thailand.

    Synonyms

    * calcium fluoride * Derbyshire spar * fluor * fluorspar

    See also

    * blue john ----

    fluorapatite

    English

    (wikipedia fluorapatite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that is mined as a phosphate ore, and occurs in the enamel of teeth.