See Also: whitlockite(medicine)
whitlockite(dictionary)

whitlockite (iou)



whitlockite noun. M20.
[from Herbert P. Whitlock (1868-1948), US mineralogist + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A rhombohedral calcium hydrogen phosphate containing iron and magnesium, found as transparent or translucent crystals in meteorites etc., and often occurring in dental calculi.