The tin-containing product of the reaction of stannous fluoride solutions with synthetic hydroxyapatite was studied by means of X-ray diffraction. Data were collected from a single crystal specimen and this compound was identified as Sn3PO 4F3. The crystals are rhombohedral and are unrelated to the parent hydroxyapatite.
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