Apatite

Key facts

Mineral.name

Apatite group

Mineral.category

Phosphate mineral

Mineral.image

Apatite on Siderite (13156440584).jpg

Mineral.caption

Apatite (purple), on siderite, from Portugal

Mineral.formula

Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Mineral.IMAsymbol

Ap

Mineral.strunz

8.BN.05

Mineral.color

Transparent to translucent, usually green, less often colorless, yellow, blue to violet, pink, brown.

Mineral.habit

Tabular, prismatic crystals, massive, compact or granular

Mineral.system

Hexagonal

Mineral.class

Dipyramidal (6/m) (same H-M symbol)

Mineral.symmetry

P63/m (no. 176)

Mineral.cleavage

[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct

Mineral.fracture

Conchoidal to uneven

Mineral.mohs

5 (defining mineral)

Mineral.luster

Vitreous to subresinous

Mineral.polish

Vitreous

Mineral.refractive

1.634–1.638 (+0.012, −0.006)

via Wikipedia infobox

• Apatite nanosheets inhibit initial smooth muscle cell proliferation by damaging cell membrane.Biomaterials advances · 2022Lin C, Liu F, Chen G et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212852
• [Apatite deposition diseases].ReviewRevue medicale suisse · 2007Gerster JC
• Insight into biological apatite: physiochemical properties and preparation approaches.ReviewBioMed research international · 2013Liu Q, Huang S, Matinlinna JP et al.DOI: 10.1155/2013/929748
• Functional role of inorganic trace elements in dentin apatite tissue-part III: Se, F, Ag, and B.ReviewJournal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) · 2022Saghiri MA, Vakhnovetsky J, Vakhnovetsky A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.126990
• Functional role of inorganic trace elements in dentin apatite tissue-Part 1: Mg, Sr, Zn, and Fe.ReviewJournal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) · 2022Saghiri MA, Vakhnovetsky J, Vakhnovetsky A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.126932
• Apatite formation: why it may not work as planned, and how to conclusively identify apatite compounds.ReviewBioMed research international · 2013Drouet CDOI: 10.1155/2013/490946
• Modification of apatite materials for bone tissue engineering and drug delivery carriers.ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry · 2007Matsumoto T, Okazaki M, Nakahira A et al.DOI: 10.2174/092986707782023208
• Enhancement of apatite formation on Ti-50Zr alloy in simulated body environment.Dental materials journal · 2023Miyazaki T, Ota S, Nakamura JDOI: 10.4012/dmj.2022-226

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

mineral group

Subclass of

phosphate mineral

Named after

deception

Image

Apatit aus Renfrew in Kanada.jpg

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