APATITE

APATITE	OPENALLDAY "When the last question is answered, the illusion ends." Gerald Reginald Pauley, 1987

APATITE
Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

APATITE For sale

Ca₃(PO₄)₃(F,ClOH)
Crystal: Hexagonal
Hardness: 5
Sp.G.: 3.16 - 3.22
Cleavage: Indistinct
Fracture: Conchoidal to uneven
Colour: Usually green, but can be
Blue, Yellow, Violet, Pink
Lustre: Vitreous to Subresinous

Apatite occurs frequently in the crystals of hydrothermal origin in pegmatites and veins. It may be rock-forming in beds of great extent; as nodular concretions in clays and shales; conglomeritic.

The primary use for apatite is as a fertiliser as a source of phosphorus. When transparent it is used as a gemstone.

It is occasionally found to contain significant amounts of rare-earth elements and can be used as an ore for those metals.

APATITE

Stone of Harmony

Apatite is also known as ‘Asparagus Stone’. Metaphysical Healers say Apatite assists ones personal power to achieve ones goals clearing away confusion, apathy and negativity to stimulate the intellect to gain knowledge and truth. It is also said that Apatite promotes a humanitarian outlook focused to service to others.

In Feng Shui, Green Apatite utilises Wood Energy, the the energy of growth, expansion, and health. It also brings abundance, and wealth.

Zodiac: Gemini

APATITE FOR SALE

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