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APATITE

Product Name
APATITE
CAS No.
64476-38-6
Chemical Name
APATITE
Synonyms
APATITE;Apatite, naturally occurring mineral, grains, approximately 0.06-0.19in
CBNumber
CB1152838
Formula Weight
0
MOL File
Mol file
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APATITE Property

Dielectric constant
7.4(0.0℃)
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Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

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APATITE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

Color variable.

Physical properties

Habit: prismatic, colloform, massive, granular, earthy.
Color: white, yellow, green, red, or blue (the color is often due to the presence of rare earths).
Diaphaneity: transparent to translucent.
Luster: subresinous.
Streak: white. Cleavage: (0001) indistinct, (1010) indistinct.
Fracture: conchoidal.
Chemical: soluble in HCl, and HNO3.
Occurrence: found in all type of rocks (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic).

Uses

Source of phosphorus and phosphoric acid, manufacture of fertilizers, laser crystals.

Definition

A naturally occurring phosphate of calcium, CaF2.Ca3(PO4)3.

Definition

A natural calcium phosphate (usually containing fluorine) occurring in the earth’s crust as phosphate rock. It is also the chief component of the bony structure of teeth.

Agricultural Uses

Apatite is a highly complex hexagonal structured mineral form of calcium phosphate [Ca5(PO4)3.(OH,F,Cl)]2. It is the most common of all phosphate minerals. Depending upon the dominance of fluorine, chlorine or hydroxide, apatite is called fluorapatite, chlorapatite or hydroxyapatite, respectively.
Apatite often occurs widely as an accessory mineral with igneous rocks, such as pegmatite. It also occurs in regional and contact metamorphic rock, especially limestone. Large deposits of apatite are found in Russia.
Apatite, a major source of phosphorus, is used in the production of fertilizers. Enamel of the teeth is composed chiefly of apatite.

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