Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
dahll·ite Pronunciation:
'däl-"It Function:
noun : a complex naturally occurring derivative of apatite that is closely related to theinorganic constituents of bones, dental enamel, and dentin
Dahll /'däl/,
Tellef (1825–1893), Norwegian mineralogist and geologist. Dahll was employed as ageologist by private mining concerns and for a time was a surveyor of mines. He also helped to edit geological maps of Norway and other parts of northern Scandinavia. In 1888, the mineral dahllite wasnamed after him and his brother Johann, also a mineralogist.
