Apatite
Apatiet, Apatiit, Apatiitti, Apatit, Apatita, Apatitas, Apatito, Apatitt, Apatyt, Апатит, 燐灰石, 인회석, אפטיט, อะพาไทต์, أباتيت,
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: Ca5(F,Cl,OH)[PO4]3
Mineral class: phosphates Crystal system: hexagonal Mohs scale: 5 Density (g/cm3): 3.17 - 3.23 Refractive index: 1.628 - 1.649 Cleavage: poor Colors: colorless, yellow, orange, rose, green, blue, violet, brown Luster: vitreous Fluorescence: green Pleochroism: green Apatite slight: yellow - green, blue Apatite strong: colorless - blue Largest Apatite: 10 m? Deposits: Brazil, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Czech Republic, India, Madagascar, Mexico, USA 1st Description: 1951 Name: from the Greek word "ápatan" (to deceive) |
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Apatite
Size: 1.15 x 0.95 x 0.67 cm Weight: 4.37 ct Origin: Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.freakingcat.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 3.1 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm Origin: Golconda Mine / Governador Valadares / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1.6 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm Weight: 6.70 ct Origin: Golconda Mine / Governador Valadares / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 9.8 x 6.4 x 4.3 cm Origin: Little Three Mine / Ramona Distr. / San Diego County / California / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Origin: Chumar Bakhoor / Hunza Valley / Gilgit-Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 5.1 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm Origin: La Marina Mine / Boyaca Dep. / Colombia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 6.6 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm Origin: Franklin Mine / Franklin / Sussex County / New Jersey / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Size: 0.84 x 0.6 cm Weight: 1.42 ct Origin: Medina / Jequitinhonha / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Origin: Shengus / Haramosh Mts. / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Origin: Kilimanjaro Reg. / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.minedirect.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 2.2 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm Origin: Cerro de Mercado / Durango / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1.4 x 1.0 cm Weight: 8.04 ct Origin: India Photo by kind permission of © www.kox-gems.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 1.9 x 1.0 cm Origin: Cerro de Mercado / Durango / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.kristallplanet.de |
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Apatite
Size: 1.73 x 1.33 cm Weight: 11.94 ct Origin: Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.ke4gems.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 6 x 4.8 cm Origin: Cerro de Mercado / Durango / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.madmineralz.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1.13 x 0.67 cm Weight: 4.03 ct Origin: Durango / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 2.6 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Origin: Crystal Lode Pegmatite / Eagle County / Colorado / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Origin: Cerro de Mercado / Durango / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1.65 x 1.14 x 0.82 cm Weight: 10.06 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm Origin: Imilchil / Atlas Mts. / Er Rachidia Prov. / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Size: 0.94 x 0.75 cm Weight: 2.43 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Size: 0.92 x 0.66 x 0.47 cm Weight: 1.67 ct Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.freakingcat.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Origin: Liscombe Deposit / Wilberforce / Monmoth / Ontario / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Apatite
Weight: 2.74 ct Size: 0.89 x 0.75 x 0.56 cm Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.bestminerals.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Origin: Sapo Mine / Conselheiro Pena / Doce Valley / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1.1 x 1.1 cm Weight: 5.27 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Weight: 1.83 ct Size: 0.79 x 0.47 cm Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 17.5 x 13.1 x 9.5 cm Origin: Sapo Mine / Conselheiro Pena / Doce Valley / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 1.4 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm Origin: Landsverk / Aust-Agder / Norway Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1.0 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm Origin: Vakinankaratra / Antananarivo / Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1.97 x 1.78 x 1.16 cm Weight: 29.0 ct Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.ajsgem.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm Origin: Ipirá / Bahia / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1 x 1 x 0.8 cm Weight: 5.81 ct Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © JewelsRoughGems |
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Apatite Mineral LW and MW UV
Size: 9.5 x 7 x 6 cm Origin: Panasqueira Mine / Covilha / Castelo Branco Distr. / Portugal Photo by kind permission of © www.bestminerals.com |
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Apatite Mineral on Quartz
Size: 9.5 x 7 x 6 cm Origin: Panasqueira Mine / Covilha / Castelo Branco Distr. / Portugal Photo by kind permission of © www.bestminerals.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 6 x 3 x 2 cm Origin: Skomedal / Bygland / Aust-Agder / Norway Photo by kind permission of © www.webmineralshop.com |
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Apatite
Weight: 1.51 ct Size: 0.81 x 0.57 cm Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1.90 x 1.79 x 1.21 cm Weight: 27.75 ct Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.ajsgem.com |
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Apatite
Size: 1.13 x 0.91 x 0.65 cm Weight: 5.09 ct Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.ajsgem.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 1.8 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm Origin: Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.qualitygemsminerals.com |
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Apatite
Size: 0.79 x 0.60 cm Weight: 1.32 ct Origin: Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Apatite Mineral on Albite
Size: 1.4 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm Origin: Capoeira Mine / Parelhas / Rio Grande del Norte / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.kqminerals.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 0.8 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm Origin: Ipirá / Bahia / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Origin: Dassu / Shigar Valley / Gilgit-Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Size: 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm Weight: 0.80 ct Origin: Golconda / Governador Valaderes / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 1.2 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm Origin: Dara-i-Pech / Kunar Prov. / Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 5.6 x 5.3 x 3.5 cm Origin: Ipirá / Bahia / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Apatite
Size: 0.57 x 0.56 cm Weight: 0.86 ct Origin: Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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Apatite Mineral
Origin: Pulsifer Quarry / Auburn / Andrascoggin County / Maine / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite
Weight: 1.35 ct Origin: Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Mineral
Size: 1.31 x 1.07 x 0.8 cm Origin: Pulsifer Quarry / Auburn / Andrascoggin County / Maine / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.civilminerals.com |
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Apatite Mineral bicolor
Size: 0.97 x 0.88 x 0.84 cm Origin: Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © seriously-gemented |
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Apatite bicolor
Size: 1.1 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm Weight: 5.10 ct Origin: Linópolis / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Mineral bicolor
Size: 1.7 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm Origin: Dara-i-Pech / Nuristan / Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Mineral bicolor
Size: 4.1 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm Origin: Akchatau / Karaganda Obl. / Kazakhstan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Mineral bicolor
Size: 4.0 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm Origin: Panasquiera / Portugal Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Mineral 3 colors
Size: 0.7 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm Origin: Ipirá / Bahia / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Size: 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm Weight: 4.40 ct Origin: Ipira / Bahia / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Weight: 2.07 ct Size: 0.84 x 0.63 cm Origin: Bahia / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Weight: 56.50 ct Origin: Bahia / Brazil Photo: Wimon Manorotkul, by kind permission of © www.palagems.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Size: 1.31 x 1.09 cm Weight: 8.65 ct Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Size: 0.82 x 0.74 x 0.50 cm Weight: 2.60 ct Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.bestminerals.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Size: 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm Weight: 3.30 ct Origin: Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Weight: 4.16 ct Origin: Orissa / India Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Weight: 36.86 ct Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Size: 1.6 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm Weight: 20.61 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.online-edelstein.de |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Weight: 6.54 ct Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.wildfishgems.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Size: 1.18 x 0.99 x 0.77 cm Weight: 6.68 ct Origin: Thailand Photo by kind permission of © www.ridderborg.se |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Size: 1.28 x 0.8 cm Weight: 7.71 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Apatite Cat's Eye
Size: 0.65 x 0.40 cm Weight: 1.30 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com |
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Apatite Mineral LW and SW UV
Size: 4.2 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm Origin: Skardu / Gilgit-Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.kqminerals.com |
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Apatit Mineral LW and MW UV
Size: 9.5 x 7 x 6 cm Origin: Panasqueira Mine / Covilha / Castelo Branco Distr. / Portugal Photo by kind permission of © www.bestminerals.com |
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