Dolomite as a possible magnesium-containing phase in human tooth enamel.
A solid-state chemical model is derived to estimate the solubility of dolomites having different degrees of cation ordering. It is shown that the solubility of dolomites formed by precipitation at ordinary temperatures is such that it allows for the formation of dolomite in tooth enamel during in vivo mineralization.
D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000032:analysis*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis*; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis*; D012995:Solubility
D008903:Minerals; D002119:Calcium Carbonate; D008274:Magnesium; C028042:calcium magnesium carbonate