Fluorapatite
Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Phosphate mineral
Properties
- Chemical formula
- Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
- Group
- Phosphates
- Crystal system
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- Hardness (Mohs)
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- Color
- Green
- Luster
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- Streak
- White
- Density
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- Cleavage
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- Fracture
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- Tenacity
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- Crystal habit
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- Transparency
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- Space group
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- Fluorescence
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- Magnetism
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- Radioactivity
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- Refractive index
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- Optical character
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- Birefringence
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- Pleochroism
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- Strunz classification
- 8.BN.05
- Dana classification
- 41.8.1.1
- IMA status
- Renamed mineral (Rn)
- IMA symbol
- Fap
- Locality
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- Type locality
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- Discovery year
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Etymology
Named after fluorine
Source: Wikidata
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