Apatites (definition)

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Definition: A group of phosphate minerals that includes ten mineral species and has the general formula X5(YO4)3Z, where X is usually calcium or lead, Y is phosphorus or arsenic, and Z is chlorine, fluorine, or OH-. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

a group of phosphate minerals
Examples Hydroxyapatites

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
d.SIGN ceramic	0	*Apatites.	Oper Dent 2005 Sep-Oct;30(5):617-26
hydroxycarbonate apatite	0	Apatites Carbonates.	J Biomed Mater Res 2000 Jul;51(1):23-8
G-5 apatite cement	0	*Apatites Dental Cements.	J Endod 1994 Dec;20(12):598-604
apatite-wollastonite-containing glass ceramic	0	Apatites Ceramics *Silicic Acid.	J Biomed Mater Res 1992 Oct;26(10):1311-24
Cerapearl	0	Apatites Ceramics.	J Prosthet Dent 1991 Dec;66(6):754-8
chlorapatite	1306-04-3	*Apatites.	Calcif Tissue Int 1986;39(5):348
calcium hydroxyapatite, collagen drug combination	0	Apatites Collagen Drug Combinations.	Chir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol 1983;48(5-6):483
carboapatite	55326-60-8	*Apatites.	Arch Esp Urol 1981;34(1):13
fluorapatite	1306-05-4 fluorapatite (Ca5F(PO4)3)	*Apatites.	Ann Clin Biochem 1980;17(1):13

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