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This is an attractive and colorful combination specimen of Pink Apatite crystals with lusterious Schorl Black Tourmaline on white Albite matrix. The Apatite crystals has magnificent vibrant pink color, forming in tabular form with excellent transparency. The Schorl crystal is nicely positioned on Apatite in contrast against the white Albite matrix. It's an indeed incredible example for the species in such perfection and combination from the northern area of Pakistan.
Specimen | Pink Tabular Apatite with Schorl and white Albite |
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Weight | 7 grams |
Dimensions | H: 2.2 x W: 2.2 x D: 1.6 cm |
Origin | Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan |
Treatment | None |
The name ‘apatit’ was introduced by A.G. Werner believably somewhere in the mid-1780s, which he later explained as being named from the Greek verb aπasάω, which means ‘to deceive’ or ‘to be deceptive’, because, as he wrote, “until now it has misled all mineralogists in its identification.” The material is soft, brittle, and sensitive to heat. It has a wide variety of colors. Clear transparent stones are faceted, and chatoyant specimens are cut into cabochons.
Apatite is the most popular phosphate mineral and is the main cause of the phosphorus required by plants. The teeth and bones of most animals, including humans, are composed of calcium phosphate, which is the same material as apatite.
Varieties | Chlorapatite, Fluorapatite, Moroxite |
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Chemical Formula | Ca5 (PO4)3 (F, OH, Cl) |
Hardness | 5 |
Specific Gravity | 3.16 to 3.23 |
Transparency | Transparent |
Lustre | Vitreous |
Crystal System | Hexagonal |
Chakras | Throat Chakra |
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Zodiac | Gemini |
Planet | Jupiter, Mercury |
Color | Colorless, white, yellow, brown, grey, red, pink, purple, blue, green. Some specimens are multicolored |
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