dahllite Min.
(ˈdɑːlaɪt)
[ad. G. dahllit (Brögger and Bäckström 1888, in Vet. Akad. Stockh. Oefv. XLV. 493). f. the names of T. and J. Dahll, Norwegian mineralogists: see -ite1.]
A variety of hydroxyapatite containing carbonate.
| 1890 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LVIII. 714 (title) Dahllite, a new Norwegian mineral. Ibid., This new mineral, the only combination of a phosphate and a carbonate yet known, has been named dahllite, in honour of..Tellef and Johann Dahll. 1957 Encycl. Brit. II. 93/1 Carbonate-containing apatites related to fluorapatite and hydroxyapatite are known as francolite and dahllite, respectively. |