apatite

Name:

apatite

A photo of the mineral apatite

Class:

Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates

Chemistry:

Ca5(PO4)3(F,CL,OH)

Color(s):

Green, yellow, brown, red, yellow, blue, pink, white

Hardness:

5

SpecGrav:

3.1-3.2

Fracture:

uneven, conchoidal

Cleavage:

poor, unidirectinal

Crystal:

hexagonal, usually short prismatic, sometimes tabular, often massive without form.

Envronment:

Igneous rocks, and some metamorphics. In plutonic, granite pegmatites and hornfels.

Association:

acmite, titanite, magnetite, albite, andradite, nepheline

Locals:

Ontario, Canada/ San Diego, California/ Durango, Mexico

Misc:

the name comes fro m the Greek, apate. which means "deceit". Because it is often confused with other gem minerals like beryl, olivine (peridot), and fluorite.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Mine Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.) Mine Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
3.) Minas Gerais, Brazil

4.) Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.) Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.) Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Name:	apatite
Class:	Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates
Chemistry:	Ca5(PO4)3(F,CL,OH)
Color(s):	Green, yellow, brown, red, yellow, blue, pink, white
Hardness:	5	SpecGrav:	3.1-3.2
Fracture:	uneven, conchoidal	Cleavage:	poor, unidirectinal
Crystal:	hexagonal, usually short prismatic, sometimes tabular, often massive without form.
Envronment:	Igneous rocks, and some metamorphics. In plutonic, granite pegmatites and hornfels.
Association:	acmite, titanite, magnetite, albite, andradite, nepheline
Locals:	Ontario, Canada/ San Diego, California/ Durango, Mexico
Misc:	the name comes fro m the Greek, apate. which means "deceit". Because it is often confused with other gem minerals like beryl, olivine (peridot), and fluorite.

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Mine Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 2.) Mine Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 3.) Minas Gerais, Brazil		4.) Minas Gerais, Brazil 5.) Minas Gerais, Brazil 6.) Minas Gerais, Brazil

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