Apatite is appreciated for its range of beautiful colors and other optical properties, as well as its morphological characteristics. Most gem apatite is the fluorine end-member of the apatite group ...

Courtesy of Duarte & Bastos Ltd. Photo by Eric Welch. Apatite is a group of minerals belonging to the hexagonal crystal system with the chemical formula of Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 (F,Cl,OH). It has a variety of ...

In this study, electron probe microanalysis and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry were used to determine the concentrations of 25 minor and trace elements in apatite ...