Struvite
Synonyms
Ammonium Phosphate, Magnesium
Crystals, Struvite
Dittmarite
Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate
Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate Hexahydrate
Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate Monohydrate
Phosphate, Magnesium Ammonium
Struvite (H3PO4-NH4-Mg (1:1:1))
Struvite Crystals
The mineral magnesium ammonium phosphate with the formula NH4MgPO4. It is associated with urea-splitting organisms in a high magnesium, high phosphate, alkaline environment. Accumulation of crystallized struvite is found in the urinary tract as struvite CALCULI and as scale on sewage system equipment and wastewater pipes.
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