Carbonate-rich Apatite
A variety of Apatite
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About Carbonate-rich Apatite
A variety of Apatite
Synonyms pertaining to undifferentiated carbonate-bearing apatites (fluorapatite, hydroxylapatite) are listed in this file.
Crystals short to long hexagonal prisms [0001], with {1010} and {1011} dominant; also thick tabular {0001}, frequently in the crystals of hydrothermal origin in pegmatites and veins, with {1010}, relatively large {0001}, and often also {1011} or low pyramids. Massive, coarse granular to compact. Globular or reniform at times with a sub-fibrous, scaly, or imperfectly columnar structure or as fibrous crusts (especially in Carbonate-apatite).
Occurs extensively as nodules in phosphatic rock; as crusts on chlorapatite; in crevices in sodalite rock; in guano-derived deposits; as zonal overgrowths on fluorapatite; and as crusts in pegmatites.
Synonyms pertaining to undifferentiated carbonate-bearing apatites (fluorapatite, hydroxylapatite) are listed in this file.
Crystals short to long hexagonal prisms [0001], with {1010} and {1011} dominant; also thick tabular {0001}, frequently in the crystals of hydrothermal origin in pegmatites and veins, with {1010}, relatively large {0001}, and often also {1011} or low pyramids. Massive, coarse granular to compact. Globular or reniform at times with a sub-fibrous, scaly, or imperfectly columnar structure or as fibrous crusts (especially in Carbonate-apatite).
Occurs extensively as nodules in phosphatic rock; as crusts on chlorapatite; in crevices in sodalite rock; in guano-derived deposits; as zonal overgrowths on fluorapatite; and as crusts in pegmatites.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
31325 (as Carbonate-rich Apatite)
29229 (as Apatite)
29229 (as Apatite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:31325:6 (as Carbonate-rich Apatite)
mindat:1:1:29229:0 (as Apatite)
mindat:1:1:29229:0 (as Apatite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
fbc17356-ee0b-495d-a3d1-210c69026029 (as Carbonate-rich Apatite)
4f9ba693-fcbf-4f77-b7b1-61aca8fefcd7 (as Apatite)
4f9ba693-fcbf-4f77-b7b1-61aca8fefcd7 (as Apatite)
Synonyms of Carbonate-rich Apatite
Other Language Names for Carbonate-rich Apatite
Russian:Carbapatit
Varieties of Carbonate-rich Apatite
Collophane | A name used for the massive, cryptocrystalline, colloidal (amorphous) varieties of Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite or Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite, such as those that constitute the bulk of phosphate rock and fossil bone. The original material was carbonate... |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Calcioferrite | Ca2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH) · 7H2O |
5 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
4 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
4 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
3 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
2 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Galena | PbS |
2 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
2 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
2 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Kupletskite | (K,Na)3(Mn,Fe)7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F |
2 photos of Carbonate-rich Apatite associated with Saamite (of Volkova & Melentiev) | (Ca,Sr,REE)5(PO4)3(F,O) |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for Carbonate-rich Apatite
Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA