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Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Mineral Data |
General Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Information |
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Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 484.83 gm | ||
Calcium 41.33 % Ca 57.83 % CaO | |||
Phosphorus 15.97 % P 36.60 % P2O5 | |||
Hydrogen 0.21 % H 1.86 % H2O | |||
Carbon 1.24 % C 4.54 % CO2 | |||
Oxygen 41.25 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.83 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Ca5(PO4)2.5(CO3)0.5(OH) | ||
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Sedimentary and skarn rocks. Common as bones and teeth in mammals. Discredited by Mineralogical Record, v39:131. | ||
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Discredited IMA 2008 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1906 | ||
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Magnet Cove, Arkansas, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named as the carbonate and hydroxyl end-member and from the Greek apatao - "I am misleading." | ||
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Carbonate-hydroxylapatite + Pronunciation ![]() | ||
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Apatite | ||
Collophane | |||
Dahllite | |||
Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Image | |||
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Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:0.73107 | ||
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a = 9.419, c = 6.886, Z = 2; V = 529.06 Den(Calc)= 3.04 | ||
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Hexagonal - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6/m) Space Group: P 63/m | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.717(1), 2.811(0.8), 2.261(0.35), | ||
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Physical Properties of Carbonate-hydroxylapatite |
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Colorless, White. | ||
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Transparent | ||
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Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite). | ||
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Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface. | ||
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Pulverulent - Forms a loose, poorly-coherent powdery mass. | ||
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5 - Apatite | ||
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Fluorescent and phosphorescent. | ||
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Vitreous - Resinous | ||
Optical Properties of Carbonate-hydroxylapatite |
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colorless. | ||
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colorless. | ||
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CI calc= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2013,KC= 0.2043 Ncalc = 1.62 |
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Uniaxial (-), e=1.598-1.619, w=1.603-1.628, bire=0.0050-0.0090. | ||
Calculated Properties of Carbonate-hydroxylapatite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.03 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Carbonate-hydroxylapatite =3.04 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0008925485 Boson Index = 0.9991074515 |
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PECarbonate-hydroxylapatite = 5.85 barns/electron U=PECarbonate-hydroxylapatite x rElectron Density= 17.71 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Carbonate-hydroxylapatite is Not Radioactive |
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Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Classification |
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41.08.01.05 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(41.08)where (A)5 (XO4)3 Zq | |||
(41.08.01)Apatite Group | |||
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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 | |||
Other Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Carbonate-hydroxylapatite : 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 11 - Scandinavian mineral gallery Search for Carbonate-hydroxylapatite using: Visit our Advertisers for Carbonate-hydroxylapatite : Ask about Carbonate-hydroxylapatite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Specimen Label here :
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