Apatite Supergroup
A group of related mineral species
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About Apatite Supergroup
Formula:
M12 M23(TO4)3 X
M = Ca2+, Pb2+, Ba2+, Sr2+, Mn2+, Na+, Ce3+, La3+, Y3+, Bi3+
T = P5+, As5+, V5+, Si4+, S6+, B3+
X = F-, (OH)-, C l-,O2-
T = P5+, As5+, V5+, Si4+, S6+, B3+
X = F-, (OH)-, C l-,O2-
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Name:
The supergroup has its name after the generic name apatite first introduced by the German mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1786 (Gerards 1786). It is derived from the Greek ἀπατάω (apatao), to deceive, in allusion to apatite often being confused with other minerals (e.g., beryl, milarite).
A supergroup that includes minerals with a generic chemical formula IXM12VIIM23(IVTO4)3X (Z = 2). A large number of ions may occupy the key sites in the structure, and thus the possible number of distinct minerals is large. The members of the apatite supergroup characteristically show a wide range of substitutional solid solutions. The nomenclature of the apatite supergroup was approved by the IMA in 2010 (Pasero et al., 2010).
Note that the apatite supergroup is broader and includes more minerals than the historically used "apatite group". (The latter is not to be confused with the new approved subgroup of the apatite supergroup, also named the apatite group). It includes arsenate, vanadate, silicate, silicate-sulphate and sulphate minerals.
Based on both crystallographic and chemical criteria the apatite supergroup is divided into five groups: Apatite Group, Hedyphane Group, Belovite Group, Britholite Group and Ellestadite Group.
Bromine concentration in samples analyzed by Dong (2005) is on a trace level (e.g., 57 ppm). A single study (Broska et al., 2014) reports a possible trace-amount occurrence of CN- (cyanide) admixture in fluorapatite. Vanadium-rich members of the ellestadite group are observed in pyrometamorphic rocks formed in a burning coal-mining dump (Kruszewski, pers. obs.). A manganate(V) (MnO43-) substitution, likely induced by heat treatment, was determined in blue mastodon ivory (hydroxylapatite) bones (Chadefaux et al., 2009).
Note that the apatite supergroup is broader and includes more minerals than the historically used "apatite group". (The latter is not to be confused with the new approved subgroup of the apatite supergroup, also named the apatite group). It includes arsenate, vanadate, silicate, silicate-sulphate and sulphate minerals.
Based on both crystallographic and chemical criteria the apatite supergroup is divided into five groups: Apatite Group, Hedyphane Group, Belovite Group, Britholite Group and Ellestadite Group.
Bromine concentration in samples analyzed by Dong (2005) is on a trace level (e.g., 57 ppm). A single study (Broska et al., 2014) reports a possible trace-amount occurrence of CN- (cyanide) admixture in fluorapatite. Vanadium-rich members of the ellestadite group are observed in pyrometamorphic rocks formed in a burning coal-mining dump (Kruszewski, pers. obs.). A manganate(V) (MnO43-) substitution, likely induced by heat treatment, was determined in blue mastodon ivory (hydroxylapatite) bones (Chadefaux et al., 2009).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
274
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:274:9
IMA Classification of Apatite Supergroup
IMA status notes:
IMA Approved Group Name
Chemistry of Apatite Supergroup
Mindat Formula:
M12 M23(TO4)3 X
M = Ca2+, Pb2+, Ba2+, Sr2+, Mn2+, Na+, Ce3+, La3+, Y3+, Bi3+
T = P5+, As5+, V5+, Si4+, S6+, B3+
X = F-, (OH)-, C l-,O2-
M = Ca2+, Pb2+, Ba2+, Sr2+, Mn2+, Na+, Ce3+, La3+, Y3+, Bi3+
T = P5+, As5+, V5+, Si4+, S6+, B3+
X = F-, (OH)-, C l-,O2-
Age distribution
Recorded ages:
Mesoarchean to Neogene : 3068 ± 225 Ma to 15.7 ± 0.4 Ma - based on 45 recorded ages.
Sample ages:
| Sample ID | Recorded age | Geologic Time | Dating method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.7 ± 0.4 Ma | Miocene | Fission-track |
| 2 | 19.7 ± 2 Ma | Miocene | fission track |
| 3 | 21.8 ± 2.2 Ma | Miocene | fission track |
| 4 | 22.2 ± 2.4 Ma | Miocene | fission track |
| 5 | 24.3 ± 1.9 Ma | Oligocene | fission track |
| 6 | 26.6 ± 3.5 Ma | Oligocene | fission track |
| 7 | 30.0 ± 1.5 Ma | Oligocene | Fission-track dating of apatite from carbonatite |
| 8 | 36.6 to 34.1 Ma | Eocene | Fission-track |
| 9 | 67.7 to 64.9 Ma | Phanerozoic | Fission-track |
| 10 | 72.0 ± 5.3 Ma | Late/Upper Cretaceous | Fission-track |
| 11 | 82.5 Ma | Late/Upper Cretaceous | Fission-track |
| 12 | 87.1 Ma | Late/Upper Cretaceous | fission track |
| 13 | 123 ± 11 Ma | Early/Lower Cretaceous | fission track |
| 14 | 317.3 ± 1.6 Ma | Pennsylvanian | U-Pb |
| 15 | 324 to 317 Ma | Carboniferous | U-Pb |
| 16 | 376 ± 1.6 Ma | Late/Upper Devonian | Rb-Sr |
| 17 | 905 ± 2 Ma | Tonian | Rb-Sr |
| 18 | 2672 Ma | Neoarchean | Pb-Pb |
| 19 | 2833 ± 36 Ma | Mesoarchean | Pb-Pb |
| 20 | 3068 ± 225 Ma | Mesoarchean | Pb-Pb |
Sample references:
Chemical Analysis
Oxide wt%:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO3 | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | |
| P2O5 | 40.10 % | 41.57 % | 0.96 % |
| SiO2 | 0.35 % | 0.20 % | 0.91 % |
| La2O3 | 0.22 % | 0.11 % | |
| Ce2O3 | 0.20 % | 0.34 % | |
| Nd2O3 | 0.06 % | 0.12 % | |
| Y2O3 | 0.03 % | 0.01 % | |
| CaO | 53.05 % | 53.61 % | 7.74 % |
| SrO | 0.09 % | 0.21 % | |
| F | 0.64 % | 2.92 % | 0.06 % |
| Cl | 6.38 % | 0.14 % | 1.03 % |
| -O=(F+Cl) | -1.71 % | -1.26 % | |
| As2O5 | 0.03 % | 25.36 % | |
| Gd2O3 | 0.01 % | ||
| FeO* | 0.31 % | ||
| MnO | 1.52 % | 0.03 % | |
| PbO | 0.01 % | 59.81 % | |
| Na2O | 0.04 % | 0.09 % | |
| [H2O] (by stoichiometry) | 0.35 % | ||
| V2O5 | 0.07 % | ||
| BaO | 2.95 % | ||
| H2Ocalc | 0.46 % | ||
| O = -(F + Cl) | -0.26 % | ||
| Total: | 99.42 % | 100.25 % | 99.21 % |
Empirical formulas:
| Sample ID | Empirical Formula |
|---|---|
| 1 | (Ca4.97La0.01Ce0.01)[P0.99Si0.01O4]3(Cl0.95F0.05) |
| 4 | Ca4.99Na0.01(SiO4)1.51(SO4)1.46(PO4)0.03(Cl0.61OH0.21F0.11)Σ= 0.93 |
| 2 | (Ca4.84Mn2+0.11FeT0.02Sr0.01Na0.01Ce0.01)[P0.993Si0.007O4]3(F0.81[OH]0.16Cl0.03) |
| 3 | M(1)(Ca1.56Pb0.41Mn0.01Na0.03)Σ2.01 M(2)(Pb2.80Ba0.24Ca0.09)Σ3.13 T (As2.64P0.16V0.01Si0.18)Σ2.99O12 X[(OH)0.61Cl0.35F0.04] |
| 5 | (Ba3.81Ca0.97Na0.07K0.05Sr0.05Fe0.05)Σ5(P5+2.32V5+0.29S6+0.22Si0.17)Σ3O12(F0.85Cl0.13)Σ0.98 |
| 6 | (Ca1.62Nd0.97Ce0.83Y0.52Sm0.30Gd0.23Pr0.17La0.16Dy0.11Er0.03Tb0.03Ho0.01Yb0.01)?4.99(Si2.92P0.08As0.01)?3.01O12.00[O0.48F0.26(OH)0.14Cl0.10Br0.02]?1.00 |
Sample references:
Crystallography of Apatite Supergroup
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Class (H-M):
6/m - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
P63/m
Setting:
P63/m
Crystallographic forms of Apatite Supergroup
Crystal Atlas:
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Apatite no.1 - {100} - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Apatite no.5 - {100} - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Apatite no.7 - {100} - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Apatite no.8 - {100} - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Apatite no.9 - {100} - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Apatite no.12 - {100} - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Apatite no.25 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Apatite no.68 - {100} - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Apatite no.129 - {111} - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Apatite no.146 - {100} - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0020469 | Pieczkaite | Tait K, Ball N A, Hawthorne F C (2015) Pieczkaite, ideally Mn5(PO4)3Cl, a new apatite-supergroup mineral from Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada: Description and crystal structure American Mineralogist 100 1047-1052 | 2015 | Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020249 | Vanadinite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Mibladen, Morocco | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020248 | Vanadinite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Mibladen, Morocco | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020247 | Pyromorphite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Daoping mine, Guangxi, China | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020246 | Pyromorphite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Daoping mine, Guangxi, China | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020251 | Mimetite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Pingtouling mine, Guangdong, China | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020250 | Mimetite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Pingtouling mine, Guangdong, China | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020732 | Johnbaumite | Biagioni C, Pasero M (2013) The crystal structure of johnbaumite, Ca5(AsO4)3OH, the arsenate analogue of hydroxylapatite American Mineralogist 98 1580-1584 | 2013 | Harstigen mine, Varmland, Sweden | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019705 | Carlgieseckeite-(Nd) | Pekov I V, Zubkova N V, Husdal T A, Kononkova N N, Agakhanov A A, Zadov A E, Pushcharovsky D Y (2012) Carlgieseckeite-(Nd), NaNdCa3(PO4)3F, a new belovite-group mineral species from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland The Canadian Mineralogist 50 571-580 | 2012 | the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020825 | Pyromorphite | Mills S J, Ferraris G, Kampf A R, Favreau G (2012) Twinning in pyromorphite: The first documented occurrence of twinning by merohedry in the apatite supergroup American Mineralogist 97 415-418 | 2012 | Puech de Compolibat, Combret, Aveyron | 0 | 293 | |
| 0018905 | Fluorbritholite-(Y) | Pekov I V, Zubkova N V, Chukanov N V, Husdal T A, Zadov A E, Pushcharovsky D Y (2011) Fluorbritholite-(Y), (Y,Ca,Ln)5[(Si,P)O4]3F, a new mineral of the britholite group Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 188 191-197 | 2011 | Lagmannsvik, Hamaroy, Nordland, Norway | 0 | 293 | |
| 0018322 | Fluorphosphohedyphane | Kampf A R, Housley R M (2011) Fluorphosphohedyphane, Ca2Pb3(PO4)3F, the first apatite supergroup mineral with essential Pb and F American Mineralogist 96 423-429 | 2011 | Blue Bell claims, near Baker, San Bernardino County, California, USA | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005030 | Aiolosite | Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Campostrini I, Pilati T (2010) Aiolosite, Na2(Na2Bi)(SO4)3Cl, a new sulfate isotypic to apatite from La Fossa Crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy American Mineralogist 95 382-385 |  | 2010 | La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Aeolian Archipelago, Sicily Italy | 0 | 293 |
| 0017880 | Stronadelphite | Pekov I V, Britvin S N, Zubkova N V, Pushcharovsky D Y, Pasero M, Merlino S (2010) Stronadelphite, Sr5(PO4)3F, a new apatite-group mineral in the southern part of the Khibiny alkaline complex, Kola peninsula, Russia European Journal of Mineralogy 22 869-874 | 2010 | Belovitovoye pegmatite, Kirovskii apatite mine at Mt. Kukisvumchorr, | 0 | 293 | |
| 0004841 | Stronadelphite | Luo Y, Hughes J M, Rakovan J, Pan Y (2009) Site preference of U and Th in Cl, F, and Sr apatites American Mineralogist 94 345-351 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004930 | Johnbaumite | Lee Y J, Stephens P W, Tang Y, Li W, Phillips B L, Parise J B, Reeder R J (2009) Arsenate substitution in hydroxylapatite: Structural characterization of the Ca5(PxAs1-xO4)3OH solid solution American Mineralogist 94 666-675 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004929 | Johnbaumite | Lee Y J, Stephens P W, Tang Y, Li W, Phillips B L, Parise J B, Reeder R J (2009) Arsenate substitution in hydroxylapatite: Structural characterization of the Ca5(PxAs1-xO4)3OH solid solution American Mineralogist 94 666-675 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004928 | Johnbaumite | Lee Y J, Stephens P W, Tang Y, Li W, Phillips B L, Parise J B, Reeder R J (2009) Arsenate substitution in hydroxylapatite: Structural characterization of the Ca5(PxAs1-xO4)3OH solid solution American Mineralogist 94 666-675 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004927 | Hydroxylapatite | Lee Y J, Stephens P W, Tang Y, Li W, Phillips B L, Parise J B, Reeder R J (2009) Arsenate substitution in hydroxylapatite: Structural characterization of the Ca5(PxAs1-xO4)3OH solid solution American Mineralogist 94 666-675 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004926 | Hydroxylapatite | Lee Y J, Stephens P W, Tang Y, Li W, Phillips B L, Parise J B, Reeder R J (2009) Arsenate substitution in hydroxylapatite: Structural characterization of the Ca5(PxAs1-xO4)3OH solid solution American Mineralogist 94 666-675 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004925 | Hydroxylapatite | Lee Y J, Stephens P W, Tang Y, Li W, Phillips B L, Parise J B, Reeder R J (2009) Arsenate substitution in hydroxylapatite: Structural characterization of the Ca5(PxAs1-xO4)3OH solid solution American Mineralogist 94 666-675 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004924 | Hydroxylapatite | Lee Y J, Stephens P W, Tang Y, Li W, Phillips B L, Parise J B, Reeder R J (2009) Arsenate substitution in hydroxylapatite: Structural characterization of the Ca5(PxAs1-xO4)3OH solid solution American Mineralogist 94 666-675 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004839 | Fluorapatite | Luo Y, Hughes J M, Rakovan J, Pan Y (2009) Site preference of U and Th in Cl, F, and Sr apatites American Mineralogist 94 345-351 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004837 | Fluorapatite | Luo Y, Hughes J M, Rakovan J, Pan Y (2009) Site preference of U and Th in Cl, F, and Sr apatites American Mineralogist 94 345-351 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004840 | Chlorapatite | Luo Y, Hughes J M, Rakovan J, Pan Y (2009) Site preference of U and Th in Cl, F, and Sr apatites American Mineralogist 94 345-351 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004838 | Chlorapatite | Luo Y, Hughes J M, Rakovan J, Pan Y (2009) Site preference of U and Th in Cl, F, and Sr apatites American Mineralogist 94 345-351 | | 2009 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0010488 | Morelandite | Bell A M T, Henderson C M B, Wendlandt R F, Harrison W J (2008) Rietveld refinement of Ba5(AsO4)3Cl from high-resolution synchrotron data Acta Crystallographica E64 i63-i64 |  | 2008 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0010345 | Morelandite | Dordevic T, Sutovic S, Stojanovic J, Karanovic L (2008) Sr, Ba and Cd arsenates with the apatite-type structure Acta Crystallographica C64 i82-i86 | | 2008 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004639 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Liu X (2008) Accommodation of the carbonate ion in fluorapatite synthesized at high pressure American Mineralogist 93 1460-1469 | | 2008 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004638 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Liu X (2008) Accommodation of the carbonate ion in fluorapatite synthesized at high pressure American Mineralogist 93 1460-1469 | | 2008 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004637 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Liu X (2008) Accommodation of the carbonate ion in fluorapatite synthesized at high pressure American Mineralogist 93 1460-1469 | | 2008 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004514 | Fluorapatite | McCubbin F M, Mason H E, Park H, Phillips B L, Parise J B, Nekvasil H, Lindsley D H (2008) Synthesis and characterization of low-OH- fluor-chlorapatite: a single-crystal XRD and NMR spectroscopic study American Mineralogist 93 210-216 | | 2008 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004255 | Phosphohedyphane | Kampf A R, Steele I M, Jenkins R A (2006) Phosphohedyphane, Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl, the phosphate analogue of hedyphane: Description and crystal structure American Mineralogist 91 1909-1917 | 2006 | Capitana mine, Copiapo, Atacama Province, Chile | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014110 | Vanadinite | Laufek F, Skala R, Haloda J, Cisarova I (2006) Crystal structure of vanadinite: refinement of anisotropic displacement parameters Journal of the Czech Geological Society 51 271-275 | 2006 | Mibladen, Morocco | 0 | 293 | |
| 0004257 | Hydroxylellestadite | Onac B P, Effenberger H, Ettinger K, Panzaru S P (2006) Hydroxylellestadite from Cioclovina Cave (Romania): Microanalytical, structural, and vibrational spectroscopy data American Mineralogist 91 1927-1931 | | 2006 | Cioclovina Cave, Sureanu Mountains, Romania | 0 | 293 |
| 0015527 | Chlorellestadite | Saint-Jean S J, Hansen S (2005) Nonstoichiometry in chlorellestadite Solid State Sciences 7 97-102 | 2005 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0015526 | Chlorellestadite | Saint-Jean S J, Hansen S (2005) Nonstoichiometry in chlorellestadite Solid State Sciences 7 97-102 | 2005 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005927 | Kuannersuite-(Ce) | Friis H, Balic-Zunic T, Pekov I V, Petersen O V (2004) Kuannersuite-(Ce), Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl, a new member of the apatite group, from the Ilimaussaq Alkaline Complex, South Greenland: Description and crystal chemistry The Canadian Mineralogist 42 95-106 | | 2004 | Ilimaussaq Alkaline Complex, South Greenland | 0 | 293 |
| 0015322 | Fluorellestadite | Pajares I, De la Torre A G, Martinez-Ramirez S, Puertas F, Blanco-Varela M T, Aranda M A G (2002) Quantitative analysis of mineralized white Portland clinkers: The structure of fluorellestadite Powder Diffraction 17 281-286 | 2002 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014546 | Mattheddleite | Steele I M, Pluth J J, Livingstone A (2000) Crystal structure of mattheddleite: a Pb, S, Si phase with the apatite structure Mineralogical Magazine 64 915-921 | | 2000 | Leadhills, Scotland | 0 | 293 |
| 0015622 | Belovite-(La) | Kabalov Y K, Sokolova E V, Pekov I V (1997) Crystal structure of belovite-(La) Soviet Physics Doklady 42 344-348 | 1997 | Mt. Kukisvumchorr, Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012350 | Deloneite | Rastsvetaeva R K, Khomyakov A P (1996) Structural features of a new naturally occurring representative of the fluorapatite-deloneite series Crystallography Reports 41 789-792 | 1996 | Khibini alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0010311 | Turneaureite | Wardojo T A, Hwu S-J (1996) Chlorapatite: Ca5(AsO4)3Cl Acta Crystallographica C52 2959-2960 | | 1996 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0020482 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Fransolet A M, Schreyer W (1993) The atomic arrangement of iron-bearing apatite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1993 504-510 | 1993 | Northampton Block, Western Australia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0011045 | Britholite-(Y) | Noe D C, Hughes J M, Mariano A N, Drexler J W, Kato A (1993) The crystal structure of monoclinic britholite-(Ce) and britholite-(Y) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 206 233-246 | | 1993 | Suishoyama, Japan | 0 | 293 |
| 0011044 | Britholite-(Y) | Noe D C, Hughes J M, Mariano A N, Drexler J W, Kato A (1993) The crystal structure of monoclinic britholite-(Ce) and britholite-(Y) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 206 233-246 | | 1993 | Suishoyama, Japan | 0 | 293 |
| 0011043 | Britholite-(Ce) | Noe D C, Hughes J M, Mariano A N, Drexler J W, Kato A (1993) The crystal structure of monoclinic britholite-(Ce) and britholite-(Y) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 206 233-246 | | 1993 | the Kipawa syenite gneiss complex | 0 | 293 |
| 0011042 | Britholite-(Ce) | Noe D C, Hughes J M, Mariano A N, Drexler J W, Kato A (1993) The crystal structure of monoclinic britholite-(Ce) and britholite-(Y) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 206 233-246 | | 1993 | the Kipawa syenite gneiss complex | 0 | 293 |
| 0005265 | Mimetite | Yongshan D, Hughes J M, Moore P B (1991) The crystal structures of mimetite and clinomimetite, Pb5(AsO4)3Cl The Canadian Mineralogist 29 369-376 | | 1991 | Johanngeorgenstat, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany | 0 | 293 |
| 0005264 | Mimetite | Yongshan D, Hughes J M, Moore P B (1991) The crystal structures of mimetite and clinomimetite, Pb5(AsO4)3Cl The Canadian Mineralogist 29 369-376 | | 1991 | Durango, Mexico | 0 | 293 |
| 0014857 | Hydroxylellestadite | Hughes J M, Drexler J W (1991) Cation substitution in the apatite tetrahedral site: crystal structures of type hydroxylellestadtite and type fermorite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1991 327-336 | 1991 | Crestmore, California, USA | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001257 | Hydroxylapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Crowley K D (1989) Structural variations in natural F, OH, and Cl apatites American Mineralogist 74 870-876 | | 1989 | Holly Springs, Georgia, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0001256 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Crowley K D (1989) Structural variations in natural F, OH, and Cl apatites American Mineralogist 74 870-876 | | 1989 | Durango Mexico | 0 | 293 |
| 0001258 | Chlorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Crowley K D (1989) Structural variations in natural F, OH, and Cl apatites American Mineralogist 74 870-876 | | 1989 | Kragero, Norway | 0 | 293 |
| 0013569 | Fluorphosphohedyphane | Miyake M, Ishigaki K, Suzuki T (1986) Structure refinements of Pb2+ ion-exchanged apatites by X-ray powder pattern-fitting Journal of Solid State Chemistry 61 230-235 | 1986 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0013571 | Pyromorphite | Miyake M, Ishigaki K, Suzuki T (1986) Structure refinements of Pb2+ ion-exchanged apatites by X-ray powder pattern-fitting Journal of Solid State Chemistry 61 230-235 | 1986 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0013570 | Pyromorphite | Miyake M, Ishigaki K, Suzuki T (1986) Structure refinements of Pb2+ ion-exchanged apatites by X-ray powder pattern-fitting Journal of Solid State Chemistry 61 230-235 | 1986 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014476 | Cesanite | Tazzoli V (1983) The crystal structure of cesanite, Ca1+xNa4-x(SO4)3(OH)x*(1-x)H2O, a sulphate isotypic of apatite Mineralogical Magazine 47 59-63 | | 1983 | core samples of the Cesano I geothermal well, Cesano area, Latium, Italy | 0 | 293 |
| 0020489 | Mimetite | Sokolova E V, Egorov-Tismenko Y K (1982) Study of crystalline structures of rare arsentates: duftite and mimetite Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta Geologiya 37 50-56 | 1982 | Cassiterite-sulfide field, Festivalnyi, East Siberia, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020231 | Pieczkaite | Engel G, Pretzsch J, Gramlich V, Baur W H (1975) The crystal structure of hydrothermally grown manganese chlorapatite, Mn5(PO4)3Cl0.9(OH)0.1 Acta Crystallographica B31 1854-1860 | | 1975 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0009356 | Hydroxylapatite | Sudarsanan K, Young R A (1969) Significant precision in crystal structural details: Holly Springs hydroxyapatite Acta Crystallographica B25 1534-1543 | | 1969 | Holly Springs, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0009355 | Hydroxylapatite | Sudarsanan K, Young R A (1969) Significant precision in crystal structural details: Holly Springs hydroxyapatite Acta Crystallographica B25 1534-1543 | | 1969 | Holly Springs, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0009354 | Hydroxylapatite | Sudarsanan K, Young R A (1969) Significant precision in crystal structural details: Holly Springs hydroxyapatite Acta Crystallographica B25 1534-1543 | | 1969 | Holly Springs, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0009353 | Hydroxylapatite | Sudarsanan K, Young R A (1969) Significant precision in crystal structural details: Holly Springs hydroxyapatite Acta Crystallographica B25 1534-1543 | | 1969 | Holly Springs, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0014735 | Caracolite | Schneider W (1969) Bestimmung einer uberstruktur am caracolit Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1969 58-64 | 1969 | Caracoles, Chile | 0 | 293 | |
| 0006015 | Fluorcaphite | Chakhmouradian A R, Hughes J M, Rakovan J F (2005) Fluorcaphite, a second occurrence and detailed structural analysis: Simultaneous accommodation of Ca, Sr, Na, LREE in the apatite atomic arrangement The Canadian Mineralogist 43 735-746 | | 2005 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0006014 | Fluorcaphite | Chakhmouradian A R, Hughes J M, Rakovan J F (2005) Fluorcaphite, a second occurrence and detailed structural analysis: Simultaneous accommodation of Ca, Sr, Na, LREE in the apatite atomic arrangement The Canadian Mineralogist 43 735-746 | | 2005 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0003641 | Hydroxylapatite | Fleet M E, Liu X, King P L (2004) Accommodation of the carbonate ion in apatite: An FTIR and X-ray structure study of crystals synthesized at 2-4 GPa American Mineralogist 89 1422-1432 | | 2004 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0003640 | Hydroxylapatite | Fleet M E, Liu X, King P L (2004) Accommodation of the carbonate ion in apatite: An FTIR and X-ray structure study of crystals synthesized at 2-4 GPa American Mineralogist 89 1422-1432 | | 2004 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0003527 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Ertl A, Bernhardt H J, Rossman G R, Rakovan J F (2004) Mn-rich fluorapatite from Autria: Crystal structure, chemical analysis, and spectroscopic investigations American Mineralogist 89 629-632 | | 2004 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002813 | Cesanite | Piotrowski A, Kahlenberg V, Fischer R X, Lee Y, Parise J B (2002) The crystal structures of cesanite and its synthetic analogue - A comparison American Mineralogist 87 715-720 | | 2002 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002812 | Cesanite | Piotrowski A, Kahlenberg V, Fischer R X, Lee Y, Parise J B (2002) The crystal structures of cesanite and its synthetic analogue - A comparison American Mineralogist 87 715-720 | | 2002 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002670 | Fluorbritholite-(Ce) | Oberti R, Ottolini L, Della Ventura G, Parodi G C (2001) On the symmetry and crystal chemistry of britholite: New structural and microanalytical data American Mineralogist 86 1066-1075 | | 2001 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002669 | Fluorbritholite-(Ce) | Oberti R, Ottolini L, Della Ventura G, Parodi G C (2001) On the symmetry and crystal chemistry of britholite: New structural and microanalytical data American Mineralogist 86 1066-1075 | | 2001 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0008534 | Fluorapatite | Comodi P, Liu Y, Zanazzi P F, Montagnoli M (2001) Structural and vibrational behaviour of fluorapatite with pressure. Part 1: in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction investigation Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 219-224 | 2001 | 0.0001 | 293 | ||
| 0005688 | Fluorapatite | Rakovan J F, Hughes J M (2000) Strontium in the apatite structure: Strontian fluorapatite and belovite-(Ce) The Canadian Mineralogist 38 839-845 | | 2000 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002519 | Chlorapatite | Fleet M E, Liu X, Pan Y (2000) Rare-earth elements in chlorapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(Cl)2]: Uptake, site preference, and degradation of monoclinic structure American Mineralogist 85 1437-1446 | | 2000 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002518 | Chlorapatite | Fleet M E, Liu X, Pan Y (2000) Rare-earth elements in chlorapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(Cl)2]: Uptake, site preference, and degradation of monoclinic structure American Mineralogist 85 1437-1446 | | 2000 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002517 | Chlorapatite | Fleet M E, Liu X, Pan Y (2000) Rare-earth elements in chlorapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(Cl)2]: Uptake, site preference, and degradation of monoclinic structure American Mineralogist 85 1437-1446 | | 2000 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002516 | Chlorapatite | Fleet M E, Liu X, Pan Y (2000) Rare-earth elements in chlorapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(Cl)2]: Uptake, site preference, and degradation of monoclinic structure American Mineralogist 85 1437-1446 | | 2000 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005690 | Belovite-(Ce) | Rakovan J F, Hughes J M (2000) Strontium in the apatite structure: Strontian fluorapatite and belovite-(Ce) The Canadian Mineralogist 38 839-845 | | 2000 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002296 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002295 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002294 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002293 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002292 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002291 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002290 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002289 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002288 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002287 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002286 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002285 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002284 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002283 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002282 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002281 | Hydroxylapatite | Wilson R M, Elliot J C, Dowker S E P (1999) Rietveld refinement of the crystallographic structure of human dental enamel apatites American Mineralogist 84 1406-1414 | | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001937 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Pan Y (1997) Site preference of rare earth elements in fluorapatite: Binary (LREE+HREE)- substituted crystals American Mineralogist 82 870-877 | | 1997 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001936 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Pan Y (1997) Site preference of rare earth elements in fluorapatite: Binary (LREE+HREE)- substituted crystals American Mineralogist 82 870-877 | | 1997 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001935 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Pan Y (1997) Site preference of rare earth elements in fluorapatite: Binary (LREE+HREE)- substituted crystals American Mineralogist 82 870-877 | | 1997 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001934 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Pan Y (1997) Site preference of rare earth elements in fluorapatite: Binary (LREE+HREE)- substituted crystals American Mineralogist 82 870-877 | | 1997 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012491 | Deloneite | Rastsvetaeva R F, Khomyakov A P (1996) Crystal structure of deloneite-(Ce), high ordered Ca analogue of belovite Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 349 354-357 | 1996 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0001726 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Pan Y (1995) Site preference of rare earth elements in fluorapatite American Mineralogist 80 329-335 | | 1995 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001725 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Pan Y (1995) Site preference of rare earth elements in fluorapatite American Mineralogist 80 329-335 | | 1995 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001724 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Pan Y (1995) Site preference of rare earth elements in fluorapatite American Mineralogist 80 329-335 | | 1995 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001723 | Fluorapatite | Fleet M E, Pan Y (1995) Site preference of rare earth elements in fluorapatite American Mineralogist 80 329-335 | | 1995 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001375 | Hydroxylapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Mariano A N (1991) Rare-earth-element ordering and structural variations in natural rare-earth-bearing apatites sample B from the Oka carbonatite American Mineralogist 76 1165-1173 | | 1991 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001424 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Crowley K D (1991) Ordering of divalent cations in the apatite structure: Crystal structure refinements of natural Mn- and Sr-bearing apatite sample Mn.42 American Mineralogist 76 1857-1862 | | 1991 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001423 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Crowley K D (1991) Ordering of divalent cations in the apatite structure: Crystal structure refinements of natural Mn- and Sr-bearing apatite sample Mn1.21 American Mineralogist 76 1857-1862 | | 1991 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001422 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Crowley K D (1991) Ordering of divalent cations in the apatite structure: Crystal structure refinements of natural Mn- and Sr-bearing apatite sample Sr.29 American Mineralogist 76 1857-1862 | | 1991 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001421 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Crowley K D (1991) Ordering of divalent cations in the apatite structure: Crystal structure refinements of natural Mn- and Sr-bearing apatite sample Sr.63 American Mineralogist 76 1857-1862 | | 1991 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001374 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Mariano A N (1991) Rare-earth-element ordering and structural variations in natural rare-earth-bearing apatites sample from the Oka carbonatite American Mineralogist 76 1165-1173 | | 1991 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001373 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Mariano A N (1991) Rare-earth-element ordering and structural variations in natural rare-earth-bearing apatites sample from Kipawa, Quebec American Mineralogist 76 1165-1173 | | 1991 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001372 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Mariano A N (1991) Rare-earth-element ordering and structural variations in natural rare-earth-bearing apatites sample from Pajarito, New Mexico American Mineralogist 76 1165-1173 | | 1991 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001290 | Fluorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Crowley K D (1990) Crystal structures of natural ternary apatites: Solid solution in the Ca5(PO4)3X (X = F,OH,Cl) system American Mineralogist 75 295-304 | | 1990 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001291 | Chlorapatite | Hughes J M, Cameron M, Crowley K D (1990) Crystal structures of natural ternary apatites: Solid solution in the Ca5(PO4)3X (X = F,OH,Cl) system American Mineralogist 75 295-304 | | 1990 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005225 | Vanadinite | Dai Y S, Hughes J M (1989) Crystal-structure refinements of vanadinite and pyromorphite The Canadian Mineralogist 27 189-192 | | 1989 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005226 | Pyromorphite | Dai Y S, Hughes J M (1989) Crystal-structure refinements of vanadinite and pyromorphite The Canadian Mineralogist 27 189-192 | | 1989 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000957 | Hedyphane | Rouse R C, Dunn P J, Peacor D R (1984) Hedyphane from Franklin, New Jersey and Langban, Sweden: Cation ordering in an arsenate apatite sample H90417 from Langban, Sweden American Mineralogist 69 920-927 | | 1984 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0009691 | Alforsite | Hata M, Marumo F, Iwai S, Aoki H (1979) Structure of barium chlorapatite Acta Crystallographica B35 2382-2384 | | 1979 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014733 | Caracolite | Schneider W (1967) Caracolit, das Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl mit apatitstruktur Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1967 284-289 | 1967 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0014055 | Fluorstrophite | Klevtsova R F (1964) The crystal structure of strontium-apatite Journal of Structural Chemistry 5 318-320 | 1964 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0005076 | Vanadinite | Trotter J, Barnes W H (1958) The structure of vanadinite The Canadian Mineralogist 6 161-173 | | 1958 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017528 | Fluorapatite | Bale W (1940) A comparative Roentgen-ray diffraction study of several natural apatites and the apatite-like constituent of bone and tooth substance _cod_database_code 1010647 American Journal of Roentgenology 43 735-747 | 1940 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0018027 | Vanadinite | Hendricks S, Jefferson M, Mosley V (1932) The Crystal Structures of Some Natural and Synthetic Apatite-Like Substances _cod_database_code 1011138 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 81 352-369 | 1932 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0018026 | Pyromorphite | Hendricks S, Jefferson M, Mosley V (1932) The crystal structures of some natural and synthetic apatite-like substances _cod_database_code 1011137 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 81 352-369 | 1932 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0017912 | Mimetite | Hendricks S, Jefferson M, Mosley V (1932) The Crystal Structures of Some Natural and Synthetic Apatite-Like Substances _cod_database_code 1010997 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 81 352-369 | 1932 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0018108 | Hydroxylapatite | Hendricks S, Jefferson M, Mosley V (1932) The Crystal Structures of Some Natural and Synthetic Apatite-Like Substances _cod_database_code 1011242 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 81 352-369 | 1932 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0017911 | Fluorapatite | Hendricks S, Jefferson M, Mosley V (1932) The Crystal Structures of Some Natural and Synthetic Apatite-Like Substances _cod_database_code 1010996 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 81 352-369 | 1932 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0017642 | Chlorapatite | Hendricks S, Jefferson M, Mosley V (1932) The Crystal Structures of Some Natural and Synthetic Apatite-Like Substances _cod_database_code 1010916 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 81 352-369 | 1932 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0017946 | Fluorapatite | Naray-Szabo S (1930) The structure of apatite (Ca F) Ca4 (P O4)3 _cod_database_code 1011044 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 75 387-398 | 1930 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0008535 | Fluorapatite | Comodi P, Liu Y, Zanazzi P F, Montagnoli M (2001) Structural and vibrational behaviour of fluorapatite with pressure. Part 1: in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction investigation Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 219-224 | 2001 | 3.04 | 293 | ||
| 0008536 | Fluorapatite | Comodi P, Liu Y, Zanazzi P F, Montagnoli M (2001) Structural and vibrational behaviour of fluorapatite with pressure. Part 1: in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction investigation Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 219-224 | 2001 | 4.72 | 293 |
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Relationship of Apatite Supergroup to other Species
Apatite Supergroup Members:
| Apatite Group | ||
| 'Apatite' | Ca5(PO4)3A | |
| Alforsite | Ba5(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluoralforsite | Ba5(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P6/m |
| Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluorpyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Hydroxylpyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3(OH) | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm |
| Johnbaumite | Ca5(AsO4)3(OH) | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| 'Oxypyromorphite' | Pb10(PO4)6O | |
| Pieczkaite | Mn5(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Pliniusite | Ca5(VO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Stronadelphite | Sr5(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Svabite | Ca5(AsO4)3F | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Turneaureite | Ca5(AsO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| 'Unnamed (OH-analogue of Mimetite)' | Pb5(AsO4)3(OH) | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Belovite Group | ||
| Belovite-(Ce) | NaCeSr3(PO4)3F | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| Belovite-(La) | NaLaSr3(PO4)3F | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| Carlgieseckeite-(Nd) | NaNdCa3(PO4)3F | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| Deloneite | (Na0.5REE0.25Ca0.25)(Ca0.75REE0.25)Sr1.5(CaNa0.25REE0.25)(PO4)3F0.5(OH)0.5 | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| Fluorcaphite | SrCaCa3(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluorstrophite | SrCaSr3(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Kuannersuite-(Ce) | NaCeBa3(PO4)3F0.5Cl0.5 | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| Britholite Group | (REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X | |
| Britholite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| 'Britholite-(La)' | Ca2(La,Ce,Ca)3(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) | |
| Britholite-(Y) | (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| 'Calciobritholite' | (Ca,Y)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH) | |
| Fluorbritholite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluorbritholite-(La) | Ca2La3(SiO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluorbritholite-(Nd) | Ca2Nd3(SiO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluorbritholite-(Y) | (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluorcalciobritholite | (Ca,REE)5(SiO4,PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Tritomite-(Ce) | Ce5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,O) | |
| Tritomite-(Y) | Y5(SiO4,BO4)3(O,OH,F) | |
| Ellestadite Group | ||
| Chlorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Hydroxylellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH) | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm |
| Mattheddleite | Pb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH) | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Hedyphane Group | ||
| Aiolosite | Na4Bi(SO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Caracolite | Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| Cesanite | Na3Ca2(SO4)3(OH) | Hex. 6 : P6 |
| Fluorphosphohedyphane | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluorsigaiite | Ca2Sr3(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Hydroxylhedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3(OH) | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| Miyahisaite | (Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Morelandite | Ca2Ba3(AsO4)3Cl | Hex. |
| Parafiniukite | Ca2Mn3(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Phosphohedyphane | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| 'UM2002-53-PO:CaHPb' | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3(OH,Cl,F) | |
| 'Unnamed (Sr-Ca Fluor Phosphate)' | Ca3Sr2(PO4)3F | |
| Vanackerite | Pb4Cd(AsO4)3Cl | Trig. 3 : P3 |
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Apatite Supergroup in petrology
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References for Apatite Supergroup
Reference List:
Náray-Szabó (1930) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 75: 387.
McConnell, Duncan (1938) A structural investigation of the isomorphism of the apatite group. American Mineralogist, 23 (1) 1-19
McConnell, Duncan (1973) Apatite - Its Crystal Chemistry, Mineralogy, Utilization, and Geologic and Biologic Occurrences - Applied Mineralogy No. 5. Springer Vienna. doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-8314-4
Lang, A. R., Walmsley, J. C. (1983) Apatite inclusions in natural diamond coat. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 9 (1). 6-8 doi:10.1007/bf00309462
Farver, John R, Giletti, Bruno J (1989) Oxygen and strontium diffusion kinetics in apatite and potential applications to thermal history determinations. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 53 (7) 1621-1631 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(89)90243-3
Fleet, Michael E., Pan, Yuanming (1997) Rare earth elements in apatite: Uptake from H2O-bearing phosphate-fluoride melts and the role of volatile components. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 61 (22) 4745-4760 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(97)00292-5
Jonckheere, Raymond C., Wagner, Günther A. (2000) On the occurrence of anomalous fission tracks in apatite and titanite. American Mineralogist, 85 (11) 1744-1753 doi:10.2138/am-2000-11-1218
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