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Also known as hydroxyapatite, HAP, hydroxylapatite-M, hydroxyapatite, HA, calcium phosphate hydroxide, apatite-(CaOH), hydroxyapatite, Nanohydroxyapatite

minerale

Key facts

Mineral.name
Hydroxyapatite
Mineral.category
Phosphate mineral Apatite group
Mineral.image
Mineraly.sk - hydroxylapatit.jpg
Mineral.caption
Hydroxyapatite crystals on matrix
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Hap
Mineral.molweight
502.31 g/mol
Mineral.strunz
8.BN.05
Mineral.system
Hexagonal
Mineral.class
Dipyramidal (6/m) H-M symbol (6/m)
Mineral.symmetry
P63/m
Mineral.unit cell
a = 9.41 Å, c = 6.88 Å; Z = 2
Mineral.color
Colorless, white, gray, yellow, yellowish green
Mineral.habit
As tabular crystals and as stalagmites, nodules, in crystalline to massive crusts
Mineral.cleavage
Poor on {0001} and {100}
Mineral.fracture
Conchoidal
Mineral.tenacity
Brittle
Mineral.mohs
5
Mineral.luster
Vitreous to subresinous, earthy

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Research

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
apatite
Has part
hydrogen
Image
Hydroxylapatite-338779.jpg
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Commons category
Hydroxylapatite
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
8.BN.05
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
8.BN.05
solid solution series with
hydroxylellestadite
streak color
white
IMA Mineral Symbol
Hap
chemical formula
Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VII/B.16a
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