Apatite-(CaCl) Mineral Data

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General Apatite-(CaCl) Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca5(PO4)3Cl

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 520.76 gm

Calcium 38.48 % Ca 53.84 % CaO

Phosphorus 17.84 % P 40.89 % P₂O₅

Chlorine 6.81 % Cl 6.81 % Cl

- % Cl -1.54 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 36.87 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Environment:

Calc-silicate rocks.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1860

Locality:

Bob's Lake, Oso Twp., Frontenac County, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as the chlorine end-member and from the Greek apatao - "I am misleading."

Name Pronunciation:

Apatite-(CaCl)

Synonym:

Apatite

Chlorapatite - Renamed to Apatite-(CaCl) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131

Apatite-(CaCl) Image

Images:

Apatite-(CaCl)

Comments: Blocky crystals of chlorapatite.
Location: Oyna, Froland, Norway. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Apatite-(CaCl) Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.70598

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.598, c = 6.776, Z = 2; V = 540.59 Den(Calc)= 3.20

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m) Space Group: P 6₃/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.779(1), 2.861(0.6), 1.836(0.2),

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Fleet M E , Liu X , Pan Y , American Mineralogist , 85 (2000) p.1437-1446, Rare-earth elements in chlorapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(Cl)2]:, Uptake, site preference, and degradation of monoclinic structure, Sample: La-ClAp

Physical Properties of Apatite-(CaCl)

Cleavage:

{0001} Indistinct

Color:

White, Light yellow, Pink white.

Density:

3.1 - 3.2, Average = 3.15

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luminescence:

Fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Dull

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Apatite-(CaCl)

Dichroism (e):

colorless.

Dichroism (w):

colorless.

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2098,KPDmeas= 0.2131,KC= 0.2094
Ncalc = 1.65 - 1.67

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.6675, w=1.675, bire=0.0075.

Calculated Properties of Apatite-(CaCl)

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.17 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Apatite-(CaCl) =3.20 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0006964538
Boson Index = 0.9993035462

Photoelectric:

PE_{Apatite-(CaCl)}= 6.03 barns/electron
U=PE_{Apatite-(CaCl)} x rElectron Density= 19.13 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Apatite-(CaCl) is Not Radioactive

Apatite-(CaCl) Classification

Dana Class:

41.08.01.02 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(41.08)where (A)5 (XO4)3 Zq

(41.08.01)Apatite Group

41.08.01.00 Apatite* Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.01 Apatite-(CaF) Ca5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.02 Apatite-(CaCl) Ca5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.03 Apatite-(CaOH) Ca5(PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.04 Carbonate-fluorapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.05 Carbonate-hydroxylapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.06 Belovite-(Ce) (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH) P 3 3

41.08.01.06a Belovite-(La)! (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 3 3

41.08.01.06b Kuannersuite-(Ce)! Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl P 3 3

41.08.01.07 Apatite-(SrOH) (Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.08 Fluorcaphite! (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)5(PO4)3F P 6₃ 6

41.08.01.09 Deloneite-(Ce)! NaCa2SrCe(PO4)3F P 3 3

41.08.01.10 IMA2008-009! Sr5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

41.08.01.11 IMA2008-068! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.01.12 Phosphohedyphane! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

Strunz Class:

08.BN.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O

08.BN -With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1

08.BN.05 Alforsite Ba5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite* Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Belovite-(Ce) (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH) P 3 3

08.BN.05 Belovite-(La)! (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 3 3

08.BN.05 Fermorite (Ca,Sr)5(AsO4,PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Deloneite-(Ce)! NaCa2SrCe(PO4)3F P 3 3

08.BN.05 Johnbaumite Ca5(AsO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaOH) Ca5(PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaCl) Ca5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Carbonate-fluorapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Carbonate-hydroxylapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Clinomimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl P 2₁/b 2/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaF) Ca5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Fluorcaphite! (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)5(PO4)3F P 6₃ 6

08.BN.05 Hedyphane Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(SrOH) (Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Morelandite (Ba,Ca,Pb)5(AsO4,PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

08.BN.05 Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Vanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaOH)-M! (Ca,Na)5[(P,S)O4]3(OH,Cl) P 2₁/b 2/m

08.BN.05 IMA2008-068! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Svabite Ca5(AsO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Kuannersuite-(Ce)! Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl P 3 3

08.BN.05 Turneaureite Ca5[(As,P)O4]3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Phosphohedyphane! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 IMA2008-009! Sr5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

08.BN.05 Hydroxylpyromorphite! Pb5(PO4)3OH P 6₃/m 6/m

Other Apatite-(CaCl) Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Apatite-(CaCl) :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Apatite-(CaCl)

Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Dana No: 41.08.01.02 Strunz No: 08.BN.05
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