brushite
Meanings
noun
- A mineral formed by the interaction of guano with calcite and clay at a low pH, believed to be a precursor of apatite.
Word forms
Etymology
From Brush + -ite after American mineralogist George Jarvis Brush (1831-1912).
Derived words
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