Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) ]

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Material properties

Formula Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)
Abbreviation Ap
Variants pegmatite, synthetic, lunar
Classification Apatite (group)
Members Hydroxylapatite, Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, Collophane
Luminescence emitters Cd, Ce, Dy, Er, Eu, Fe, Gd, Ho, Intrinsic, Mn, Nd, PO4, PO4 centre, Pr, REE, RSC, Sm, Tb, Tm, Unspecified, UO2, Yb
Spectra Luminescence (5), Reflectance (3)
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Related materials Apatite (group)
Crystal symmetry Hexagonal, Point group 6/m, Space group P63/m (#176)
Tags Orthophosphate , Phosphate, Phosphate , Synthetic, Informal , Orthophosphate

Composition

Element Wt%
H 0.07
Ca 39.36
P 18.25
O 38.76
F 1.24
Cl 2.32
Total: 100

References for Apatite

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Barbarand & Pagel 2001 21 0 0
Bodył 2009 2 0 0
Gaft et al. 1998 28 0 0
Gaft et al. 2005 44 0 0
Hamblen 2003 0 0 4
Kempe & Götze 2002 11 0 0
Kuznetsov and Tarashchan 1988 3 0 0
Laukamp et al. 2021 6 0 0
Leverenz 1968 1 0 0
Mariano & Ring 1975 12 0 0
Marshall 1988 13 0 0
CSIRO CL spectra 2016 19 1 0
CSIRO/WUStL Apollo 12 (2019) 0 1 0
Pejcic et al. 2022 (EP2022-5804) 0 2 0
Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148) 0 1 0
Portnov & Gorobets 1969 8 0 0
Rahman et al. 2020 0 1 0
Roeder et al. 1987 10 0 0
Tarashchan 1978 151 0 0
Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence 6 2 1
Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence, other 0 2 0

Specimens of Apatite

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
Apollo 12032-366-19x NASA Alkali feldspar, lunar, Apatite, lunar, Baddeleyite, lunar, Fayalite, lunar, Hedenbergite, lunar, Ilmenite, lunar, Merrillite, lunar, Plagioclase, lunar, Silica, lunar, Troilite, lunar, Zirconolite, lunar 6 CL
M0973 Fluorapatite CSIRO Apatite, Berlinite, Calcite, Fluorapatite 1 Reflectance
M1598 Fluorapatite CSIRO Apatite, Berlinite, Calcite, Fluorapatite 2 Reflectance
S-21-001 Lunar simulant CSIRO Alumina, Amphibole, Apatite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Forsterite, Glass, lunar mare simulant, Monazite-(Ce), Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Rutile, Staurolite 3 CL
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker CSIRO Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Ilmenite, Mn, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite 46 CL, EDS
Tista 2020 D4 Zircon conc CSIRO Albite, Apatite, Biotite, Florencite-(Ce), Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Rutile, Scheelite, Titanite, Zircon, Zoisite 27 CL, EDS