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Apatite-(CaCl) Mineral Data

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General Apatite-(CaCl) Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 520.76 gm
   Calcium     38.48 %  Ca   53.84 % CaO
   Phosphorus  17.84 %  P    40.89 % P2O5
   Chlorine     6.81 %  Cl    6.81 % Cl
                 -   %   Cl   -1.54 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen      36.87 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Help on Environment: Environment: Calc-silicate rocks.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1860
Help on Locality: Locality: Bob's Lake, Oso Twp., Frontenac County, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the chlorine end-member and from the Greek apatao - "I am misleading."
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Apatite-(CaCl) Say APATITE-(CACL)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Apatite
  Chlorapatite - Renamed to Apatite-(CaCl) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131