Apatite | |
Chemical Formula |
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
Species |
Phosphates |
Crystal System |
Hexagonal |
Mohs Scale |
5 |
Specific Gravity |
3.16-3.22 |
Color |
Transparent to translucent, usually green, less often colorless, yellow, blue to Purple, pink, brown.[1] |
Streak |
White |
Luster |
Vitreous[1] to subresinous |
Refractive Index |
1.634–1.638 (+0.012, ?0.006)[1] |
Diaphaneity |
Transparent to translucent[2] |
Cleavage |
indistinct, indistinct |
Fracture |
Conchoidal to uneven[1] |
Crystal Habit:Tabular, prismatic crystals, massive, compact or granular |