Fluorapatit

Structural context

Fluorapatite
Crystal System hexagonalCrystal Class hexagonal dipyramidalSpace Group P63/m

Chemical context

Stoichiometric formulas

Fluorapatit
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  • March 13, 2023Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorapatite
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  • March 13, 2023Ca5(PO4)3F
IMA
  • March 13, 2023Ca5(PO4)3F
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  • Aug. 30, 2022Ca5(PO4)3F

Physical properties

ColorColor entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
  • colourless
                  Color noteOriginal color note from the source
                  Colourless to white when pure, also green, blue, pink, yellow, brown, violet, purple.
                  StreakStreak entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
                    Streak noteOriginal streak note from the source
                    White
                    Lustre
                    Vitreous
                    Sub-Vitreous
                    Resinous
                    Waxy
                    Greasy
                    Fracture
                    Irregular/Uneven
                    Conchoidal
                    Transparency
                    Transparent
                    Opaque
                    Luminescence
                    Fluorescent & phosphorescent.
                    Tenacity
                    brittle
                    Hardness
                    5
                    Measured density
                    3.1—3.25
                    Calculated density
                    3.18