Fluorapatite, often with the alternate spelling of fluoroapatite, is a phosphate mineral with the formula Ca5(PO4)3F (calcium fluorophosphate). Fluorapatite...

Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually hydroxyapatite, fluorapatite and chlorapatite, with high concentrations of OH−, F− and Cl− ion, respectively...

"phosphate rock" with acids ("acidulation"). Using phosphoric acid, fluorapatite is converted to Ca(H2PO4)2: Ca5(PO4)3F + 7 H3PO4 → 5 Ca(H2PO4)2 + HF...

group. The OH− ion can be replaced by fluoride or chloride, producing fluorapatite or chlorapatite. It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system. Pure...

fluorapatite + 5 H 2 SO 4 + 10 H 2 O ⟶ 5 CaSO 4 ⋅ 2 H 2 O calcium sulfate dihydrate + HF + 3 H 3 PO 4 {\displaystyle {\underset {\text{fluorapatite}}{{\ce...

exist that are industrially relevant sources of fluorine: fluorite, fluorapatite, and cryolite. Fluorite (CaF2), also called fluorspar, is the main source...

of sedimentary rocks is less than 0.2%. The phosphate is present as fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F typically in cryptocrystalline masses (grain sizes < 1 μm)...

Metal-ceramics Sintering Leucite Heat-pressing on metal Leucite, leucite & fluorapatite All-ceramics Sintering Leucite Heat-pressing Leucite, lithium disilicate...

Francolite is a carbonate rich variety of the mineral fluorapatite and is present in most sedimentary phosphorites. It has a variable chemical composition...

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