Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH)
Apatite
Fluorapatite, chlorapatite and hydroxylapatite share one hexagonal family and a hardness of 5.
- Formula
- Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH)
- Mohs hardness
- 5
- Crystal system
- hexagonal
- Colour
- blue, green, yellow
- Element
- air
- Chakra (tradition)
- throat
- Zodiac
- Gemini, Libra
- Month
- —
- Where the earth keeps it
- Brazil, Mexico, Canada
What it actually is
Apatite is Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH) before it is a story. The lattice is hexagonal, Mohs 5, and the eye meets blue, green, yellow.
The better pieces still come out of the ground in Brazil, Mexico, Canada. Fluorapatite, chlorapatite and hydroxylapatite share one hexagonal family and a hardness of 5.
What the old tradition whispers
The parlour tradition ties Apatite to air and to the throat centre. The old site stood it near: Gemini, Libra.
How not to turn it to ash
Softer than a steel knife. No ultrasonic bath, no acid, no sudden heat. Dust wants a dry cloth.