brushite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Brush + -ite after American mineralogist George Jarvis Brush (1831-1912).
Noun
[edit]brushite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A mineral formed by the interaction of guano with calcite and clay at a low pH, believed to be a precursor of apatite.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Brushite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “brushite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.