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Mineral Type - Apatite

"Apatite" is a field term for unidentified calcium phosphate members of the apatite group. Most "apatite" is fluorapatite, whereas hydroxylapatite is much less common and chlorapatite is very rare. "Apatite" crystals are short to long hexagonal prisms [0001], with {1010} and {1011} dominant; also thick tabular {0001}, frequently in the crystals of hydrothermal origin in pegmatites and veins, with {1010}, relatively large {0001}, and often also {1011} or low pyramids. Massive, coarse granular to compact. Globular or reniform at times with a sub-fibrous, scaly, or imperfectly columnar structure or as fibrous crusts; stalactitic; earthy; oolitic. May be rock-forming in beds of great extent; as nodular concretions in clays and shales; conglomeritic. Apatite may be confused with beryl, milarite or phenakite..

Name

The name ('apatit') was invented by A.G. Werner probably sometime in the mid-1780s, which he later described as being named from the Greek verb aπasάω (strictly ἀπasάω; transliterated as apatáō) as the derivation, which means ‘to deceive’ (someone) or ‘to be deceptive’, because, as he wrote, "until now it has misled all mineralogists in its identification."

Physical Properties

Hardness: 5 on Mohs scale
Density: 3.1 - 3.2 g/cm3 (Measured)

Age Distribution

Mesoarchean to Neogene : 3068 ± 225 Ma to 18.3 ± 2.1 Ma - based on 22 recorded ages

Crystallography

Crystal System: Hexagonal

Synonyms

Agustite, Asparagolite, Asparagus Stone, Augustite, Estramadurite, Fluocollophanite, Fluorcollophane, Kietyogite, Kietyöite, Phosphate of Lime, Pyroguanite, and Sombrerite

Varieties

Améthiste Basaltine (of Sage), Apatized Wood, Asparagas Stone, Carbonate-rich Apatite, Cerapatite, Collophane, Eupyrchroite , Lazur-Apatite, Moroxite, Osteolith, Pseudoapatite, Talkapatit, Trillium, and Yttriumapatite

Polished  Blue Apatite Gallets - sold per kg  From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Gallets - sold per kg From Madagascar

R 400.00 ZAR
Polished Apatite Standing Freeform x 1 from Madagascar

Polished Apatite Standing Freeform x 1 from Madagascar

R 1,041.00 ZAR
Polished  Medium Blue Apatite Standing Free Forms x 2 From Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Standing Free Forms x 2 From Madagascar

R 603.00 ZAR
Polished  Large Blue Apatite Standing Free Forms x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Large Blue Apatite Standing Free Forms x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 1,009.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 742.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 963.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 766.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 858.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 835.00 ZAR
Polished Medium to Large Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium to Large Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 795.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 998.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 864.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 1,079.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 760.00 ZAR
Polished Large Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Large Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 882.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 3 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 1,032.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Flames x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Flames x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 787.00 ZAR
Polished Medium Blue Apatite Standing Free Forms x 2 From Madagascar

Polished Medium Blue Apatite Standing Free Forms x 2 From Madagascar

R 1,001.00 ZAR
Polished   Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Madagascar

R 776.00 ZAR
Polished   Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

R 782.00 ZAR
Polished   Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

R 794.00 ZAR
Polished   Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

R 927.00 ZAR
Polished   Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

R 769.00 ZAR
Polished   Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Points x 2 From Madagascar

R 1,001.00 ZAR
Polished Blue Apatite Standing Free Form x 1 From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Standing Free Form x 1 From Madagascar

R 631.00 ZAR
Polished Blue Apatite Standing Free Form x 1 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Standing Free Form x 1 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 645.00 ZAR
Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 552.00 ZAR
Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 2 From Norcross Mine, Madagascar

R 584.00 ZAR
Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 6 From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 6 From Madagascar

R 736.00 ZAR
Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

Polished Blue Apatite Crystal Hearts x 4 From Madagascar

R 706.00 ZAR
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