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whitlockite [′wit‚lä‚kīt]

(mineralogy)

Ca₉(Mg,Fe)H(PO₄)₇A rare mineral that forms hexagonal crystals.

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Burnstein et al performed x-ray diffraction and chemical analyses of six parotid gland stones and found that the three major crystalline components were apatite, magnesium-substituted whitlockite, and octacalcium phosphate.

Multiple intraparenchymal parotid calculi: a case report and review ... by Woolley, Audie L. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Since the x-ray powder patterns of whitlockite and [beta]-TCP or Mg-containing [beta]-TCP are not easily distinguished, the names have been used interchangeably and synonymously.

Structures of biological minerals in dental research by Takagi, Shozo / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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