Apatite-(SrOH) Mineral Data

General Apatite-(SrOH) Information

Chemical Formula:

(Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 634.05 gm

Strontium 38.00 % Sr 44.94 % SrO

Calcium 14.22 % Ca 19.90 % CaO

Phosphorus 14.66 % P 33.58 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.08 % H 0.71 % H₂O

Oxygen 31.54 % O

Fluorine 1.50 % F 1.50 % F

- % F -0.63 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

5(Sr_0.55)5(Ca_0.45)(PO₄)₃F_0.5(OH)_0.5

Environment:

Alkali pegmatites.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1962

Locality:

Inaglinsky massif, southern Yakutia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the composition and resemblance to the apatites.

Name Pronunciation:

Apatite-(SrOH)

Synonym:

Apatite

Strontium-apatite - Renamed to Apatite-(SrOH) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131

Apatite-(SrOH) Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.74385

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.565, c = 7.115, Z = 2; V = 563.74 Den(Calc)= 3.74

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6/m) Space Group: P 6₃/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.89(1), 2.78(0.7), 3.167(0.7),

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Physical Properties of Apatite-(SrOH)

Cleavage:

{1011} Imperfect

Color:

Green, Yellowish green, Colorless.

Density:

3.84

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Skeletal - Crystals form crude outlines with missing faces.

Habit:

Sugary - Granular texture formed from small, anhedral to subhedral grains forming massive rock. (Aplitic texture).

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Optical Properties of Apatite-(SrOH)

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1722,KPDmeas= 0.1677,KC= 0.1715
Ncalc = 1.64 - 1.66

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.637, w=1.651, bire=0.0140.

Calculated Properties of Apatite-(SrOH)

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.53 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Apatite-(SrOH) =3.74 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_{Apatite-(SrOH)}= 45.07 barns/electron
U=PE_{Apatite-(SrOH)} x rElectron Density= 159.23 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Apatite-(SrOH) is Not Radioactive

Apatite-(SrOH) Classification

Dana Class:

41.08.01.07 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(41.08)where (A)5 (XO4)3 Zq

(41.08.01)Apatite Group

41.08.01.00 Apatite* Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.01 Apatite-(CaF) Ca5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.02 Apatite-(CaCl) Ca5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.03 Apatite-(CaOH) Ca5(PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.04 Carbonate-fluorapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.05 Carbonate-hydroxylapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.06 Belovite-(Ce) (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH) P 3 3

41.08.01.06a Belovite-(La)! (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 3 3

41.08.01.06b Kuannersuite-(Ce)! Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl P 3 3

41.08.01.07 Apatite-(SrOH) (Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.08 Fluorcaphite! (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)5(PO4)3F P 6₃ 6

41.08.01.09 Deloneite-(Ce)! NaCa2SrCe(PO4)3F P 3 3

41.08.01.10 IMA2008-009! Sr5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

41.08.01.11 IMA2008-068! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.12 Phosphohedyphane! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

Strunz Class:

08.BN.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O

08.BN -With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1

08.BN.05 Alforsite Ba5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite* Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Belovite-(Ce) (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH) P 3 3

08.BN.05 Belovite-(La)! (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 3 3

08.BN.05 Fermorite (Ca,Sr)5(AsO4,PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Deloneite-(Ce)! NaCa2SrCe(PO4)3F P 3 3

08.BN.05 Johnbaumite Ca5(AsO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaOH) Ca5(PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaCl) Ca5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Carbonate-fluorapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Carbonate-hydroxylapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Clinomimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl P 2₁/b 2/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaF) Ca5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Fluorcaphite! (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)5(PO4)3F P 6₃ 6

08.BN.05 Hedyphane Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(SrOH) (Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Morelandite (Ba,Ca,Pb)5(AsO4,PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

08.BN.05 Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Vanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaOH)-M! (Ca,Na)5[(P,S)O4]3(OH,Cl) P 2₁/b 2/m

08.BN.05 IMA2008-068! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Svabite Ca5(AsO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Kuannersuite-(Ce)! Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl P 3 3

08.BN.05 Turneaureite Ca5[(As,P)O4]3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Phosphohedyphane! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 IMA2008-009! Sr5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

08.BN.05 Hydroxylpyromorphite! Pb5(PO4)3OH P 6₃/m 6/m

Other Apatite-(SrOH) Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Apatite-(SrOH) :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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