Mode of occurrence of brushite and whitlockite in a sialolith.
A micro-focus X-ray diffractometer was applied to a ground section of sialolith, and localization of brushite and whitlockite was found. The sialolith was composed of a central core of organic material and a layered cortex of mineral components. The major component of the mineral cortex is apatite. Brushite and whitlockite locate independently at the surface layer of the cortex.
D001031:Apatites / Q000032:analysis; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000378:metabolism*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D001031:Apatites; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; C021767:whitlockite; C494366:calcium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate