The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates (CaPO 4). This type of materials is of the special significance for …

Apatite-group phosphates are nearly ubiquitous in carbonatites, but our understanding of
these minerals is inadequate, particularly in the areas of element partitioning and …

We conducted a petrologic study of apatite within 12 Martian meteorites, including 11
shergottites and one basaltic regolith breccia. These data were combined with previously …

The goals of NASA's Mars 2020 mission include searching for evidence of ancient life on
Mars, studying the geology of Jezero crater, understanding Mars' current and past climate …

Apatite is ubiquitous in a wide range of magmatic rocks and its F–Cl–Br–S systematics can
be used to decipher eg, mixing processes within a magmatic complex and may give insights …

Apatite-melt partitioning experiments were conducted in a piston-cylinder press at 1.0–1.2
GPa and 950–1000° C using an Fe-rich basaltic starting composition and an oxygen …

Biomineralization is a challenging research area because it is extremely difficult to study the
interaction between two dissimilar organic and inorganic nanophases. In this review, we …

Apatite has been analyzed from mare basalts, the magnesian-suite, the alkali-suite, and
KREEP-rich impact-melt rocks using an electron probe microanalysis routine developed …

Twelve samples belonging to the chassignite and nakhlite subgroups of Martian meteorites
were investigated using a variety of micro‐beam analytical techniques to gain insight into …

This book introduces recent advances in understanding the crystal structure of carbonate
hydroxylapatite (also known as bone mineral), which forms the hard tissue of bones and …