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Why some uroliths have more than one mineral type.
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“Once crystals of one mineral type form in urine, the conditions can be improved for the formation of other types. In other words, a crystal of one mineral type serves as a risk factor for formation of crystals of other types and provides one explanation of why large, or macroscopic, uroliths may contain more than one mineral.”