Ken
Apatite does grow happily in our bones and teeth at body temperature!
regards
Ralph
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> From: Ken Hickey [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:02 PM
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> Subject: apatite growth
>
> Hey all
>
> Can anyone give me an estimate of the minimum temperatures at which
> fluor-apatite or hydroxyapatite will grow in calcareous psammites or
> calc-pelites? Can it grow at temperatures below 140C?
>
> Cheers
> Ken Hickey
>
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