Chlorapatite [ Ca5(PO4)3Cl ]
Material properties
| Formula | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| Abbreviation | Clap |
| IMA Status | Approved/renamed (IMA 2010 s.p.) |
| Crystal symmetry | Hexagonal, Point group 6/m, Space group P63/m (#176) |
| Classifications | Apatite, Minerals containing PO4 |
| Luminescence emitter | Yb |
| Spectra | Luminescence (1) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Mineral, Orthophosphate, Phosphate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| O | 12 |
| Cl | 1 |
| P | 3 |
| Ca | 5 |
| Total: | 21 |
Specimens of Chlorapatite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH-2 | CSIRO | Amphibole, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorapatite, Enstatite, Forsterite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Pyroxene, Pyrrhotite | 26 | CL, EDS |
