Hydroxyapatite | |
Chemical Formula |
Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Species |
Phosphates |
Crystal System |
Hexagonal |
Mohs Scale |
5 |
Specific Gravity |
3.14-3.21 |
Color |
Colorless, white, gray, yellow, yellowish green |
Streak |
White |
Luster |
Vitreous to subresinous, earthy |
Refractive Index |
nω = 1.651 nε = 1.644 |
Diaphaneity |
Transparent to translucent |
Cleavage |
Poor on and |
Fracture |
Conchoidal |
Crystal Habit:As tabular crystals and as stalagmites, nodules, in crystalline to massive crusts |