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.
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Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Whitlockite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “whitlockite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.