Moroxite
Encyclopedia
Moroxite is a mineral
, a crystallized form of apatite
. It has a greenish-blue or brown color. It is found in Aren-dal, Norway, and also in Pargas
, Finland. The name is derived from a certain Greek word applied to a stone used by the Ancients in bleaching linen.
Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...
, a crystallized form of apatite
Apatite
Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually referring to hydroxylapatite, fluorapatite, chlorapatite and bromapatite, named for high concentrations of OH−, F−, Cl− or Br− ions, respectively, in the crystal...
. It has a greenish-blue or brown color. It is found in Aren-dal, Norway, and also in Pargas
Pargas
Pargas is a former town and municipality in south-western Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Korpo and Nagu to form the new town of Väståboland....
, Finland. The name is derived from a certain Greek word applied to a stone used by the Ancients in bleaching linen.