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Apatite-(CaF) Mineral Data
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General Apatite-(CaF) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 504.30 gm |
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Calcium 39.74 % Ca 55.60 % CaO |
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Phosphorus 18.43 % P 42.22 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 38.07 % O |
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Fluorine 3.77 % F 3.77 % F |
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F -1.59 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca5(PO4)3F |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1860 |
| Locality: |
Common world wide. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the fluorine end-member and from the Greek apatao - "I am misleading." |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Apatite-(CaF)  |
| Synonym: |
Apatite |
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Fluorapatite - Renamed to Apatite-(CaF) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131 |
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Wilkeite |
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