what minerals are stored in bones
Calcium and phosphorus are the most abundant minerals in your bones, together forming calcium phosphate crystals. Your bones contain roughly 99 percent of the calcium and 85 percent of the phosphorus in your body.Other minerals stored in your bones include magnesium and fluoride. father and son are sitting at the breakfast table with a glass of milk and cereal. Photo Credit Christopher Robbins/Digital Vision/Getty Images. Solid mineral crystals in your bones impart them with the strength and rigidity to support your body and withstand powerful physical stresses.