Definition
A mineral composed of calcium phosphate with fluorine, a fossil apatite that forms in sedimentary rocks and is important for fertilizer production.
Etymology
Named after the Franconia region in Germany (Latin Francia), where it was identified and studied. The '-lite' suffix denotes a mineral or stone variety.
Kelly Says
Francolite locked ancient seawater's phosphate inside itself millions of years ago, and now we mine it to feed crops—past oceans feeding present farms through fossilized chemistry.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍራንኮላይት
fran-ko-lai-t
ARالعربية
فرامنشيت
far-a-man-sheet
BNবাংলা
ফ্রান্কোলাইট
fran-ko-lai-t
CACatalà
francolite
fran-ko-lit
CSČeština
francolite
fran-ko-lit
DADansk
francolite
fran-ko-lit
DEDeutsch
Francolith
fran-ko-lith
ELΕλληνικά
francolite
fran-ko-lit
ESEspañol
francolite
fɾan-ko-li-te
FAفارسی
فرانسولیت
faran-so-lit
FISuomi
francolite
fran-ko-li-te
FRFrançais
francolite
fʁɑ̃.ko.lit
GUGU
ફ્રાંકોલાઈટ
fran-ko-lai-t
HAHA
francolite
fran-ko-lit
HEעברית
פרנקוליט
pə-ran-ko-lit
HIहिन्दी
फ्रांकोलाइट
fran-ko-la-it
HUMagyar
francolite
fran-ko-lit
IDBahasa Indonesia
francolite
fran-ko-lit
IGIG
francolite
fran-ko-lit
ITItaliano
francolite
fran-ko-li-te
JA日本語
フランコライト
furansiko-raito
KKKK
франколит
fran-ko-lit
KMKM
ફ્રાંકોલાઈટ
fɾaːŋkoːlai
KO한국어
프랑코라이트
peureonko-raito
MRMR
फ्रान्कोलाइट
fran-ko-lai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
francolite
fran-ko-lit
MYမြန်မာ
ဖရန်ကောလိုက်
hə-ran-ka-lo-ik
NLNederlands
francolite
fran-ko-li-te
NONorsk
francolite
fran-ko-lit
PAPA
ਫ੍ਰਾਂਕੋਲਾਇਟ
fran-ko-lai-t
PLPolski
francolite
fran-ko-lit
PTPortuguês
francolite
fʁɑ̃.ko.lit
RORomână
francolite
fran-ko-lit
RUРусский
франколи́т
fran-ko-lit
SVSvenska
francolite
fran-ko-lit
SWKiswahili
francolite
fran-ko-lit
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ரான்கோலைட்
fraan-ko-lai-t
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్రాంకోలైట్
fraan-ko-lai-t
THไทย
แฟรนโกไลท์
fa-ran-go-lai
TLTL
francolite
fran-ko-lit
TRTürkçe
francolite
fran-ko-lit
UKУкраїнська
франколіт
fran-ko-lit
URاردو
فرانکولیت
fran-ko-lit
VITiếng Việt
francolite
fɾan-ko-li-t
YOYO
francolite
fran-ko-lit
ZH中文
法兰矿石
fǎ lán kuàng shí
ZUZU
francolite
fran-ko-lit