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Apatite-(SrOH)

Formula:
(Sr,Ca)
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH,F)
System:HexagonalColour:Green to yellow-green, ...
Hardness:5
Name:Named from the Greek word meaning "to deceive" and as the strontian member of the apatite group of minerals.


Apatite Group. The strontium analogue of Apatite-(CaOH).

Classification of Apatite-(SrOH)

IMA status:Approved 1962
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.39-100
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BN.05

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
N : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1
Dana 8th edition ID:41.8.1.7

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
8 : A5(XO4)3Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:22.1.18

22 : Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions
1 : Phosphates, arsenates or vanadates with fluoride
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Type Occurrence of Apatite-(SrOH)

Type Locality:Inagli Massif, Aldan, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Physical Properties of Apatite-(SrOH)

Lustre:Vitreous, Greasy
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent, Translucent
Colour:Green to yellow-green, colourless
Hardness (Mohs):5

Crystallography of Apatite-(SrOH)

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Class (H-M):6/m - Dipyramidal
Space Group:P63/m
Morphology:Crystals short to long hexagonal prisms [0001], with {1010} and {1011} dominant; also thick tabular {0001}, frequently in the crystals of hydrothermal origin in pegmatites and veins, with {1010}, relatively large {0001}, and often also {1011} or low pyramids. Massive, coarse granular to compact.

Optical Data of Apatite-(SrOH)

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.651 nε = 1.637
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.014

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate

Chemical Properties of Apatite-(SrOH)

Formula:
(Sr,Ca)
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH,F)
Essential elements:H, O, P, Sr
All elements listed in formula:Ca, F, H, O, P, Sr

Relationship of Apatite-(SrOH) to other Species

Related to:
  • Apatite Subgroup
  • Apatite Supergroup
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
    8.BN.05Alforsite
    Ba
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Belovite-(Ce)
    NaSr
     
    3
    		(Ce,La)[(F,OH)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(OH,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaCl)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Clinomimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Fermorite
    (Ca,Sr)
     
    5
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Hedyphane
    Pb
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaOH)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[OH|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Johnbaumite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[OH|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Morelandite
    (Ba,Ca,Pb)
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Svabite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,Cl,OH)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Turneaureite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Vanadinite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Belovite-(La)
    NaSr
     
    3
    		(La,Ce)[(F,OH)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Deloneite-(Ce)
    NaCa
     
    2
    		SrCe(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    8.BN.05Fluorcaphite
    (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Kuannersuite-(Ce)
    Na
     
    2
    		Ba
     
    3
    		(Ce,Nd,La)[(F,Cl)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaOH)-M
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[(OH,Cl)|(PO
     
    4
    		,SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Phosphohedyphane
    Pb
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05IMA2008-009
    Sr
     
    5
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    8.BN.10Arctite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
    22.1.1Amblygonite
    (Li,Na)Al[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.2Lacroixite
    NaAl[F|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.3Natrophosphate
    Na
     
    7
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		F·19H
     
    2
    		O
    22.1.5Nacaphite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca[F|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.6Arctite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    22.1.7Nefedovite
    Na
     
    5
    		Ca
     
    4
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		F
    22.1.9Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.1.10Herderite
    CaBe[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.11Isokite
    CaMg[F|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.12Panasqueiraite
    CaMg[(OH,F)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.13Babefphite
    BaBe[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.14Fluellite
    Al
     
    2
    		[F
     
    2
    		|OH|PO
     
    4
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    22.1.15Minyulite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH,F)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    22.1.16Morinite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		Al
     
    4
    		[(F,OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    22.1.17Bøggildite
    Na
     
    2
    		Sr
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		PO
     
    4
    		F
     
    9
    22.1.19Viitaniemiite
    Na(Ca,Mn
    2+
     
    		)Al[(F,OH)
     
    3
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.20Väyrynenite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		Be[(OH,F)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.21Maxwellite
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[F|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.22Wagnerite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[F|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.23Triplite
    (Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.24Magniotriplite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[F|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.25Zwieselite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[F|PO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.26Mcauslanite
    HFe
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 18H
     
    2
    		O
    22.1.27Richellite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    10
    		[(OH,F)
     
    3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    4
    		 · nH
     
    2
    		O (not confirmed)
    22.1.28Svabite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,Cl,OH)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.1.29Tilasite
    CaMg[F|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    22.1.30Fermorite
    (Ca,Sr)
     
    5
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
    22.1.31Durangite
    NaAl[F|AsO
     
    4
    		]

    Other Names for Apatite-(SrOH)

    Synonyms:
    StrontiapatiteStrontium-ApatiteStrontium-Apatite (of Efimov et al.)
    German names:
    Strontiapatit
    Japanese names:
    ストロンチウム燐灰石
    Russian names:
    СтронциоапатитАпатит-(SrOH)
    Spanish names:
    Strontiapatita

    Other Information

    Other Information:Soluble in HCl or in HNO3. Varieties containing CO3 may dissolve with slight effervescence.
    Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

    References for Apatite-(SrOH)

    Reference List:Volkova and Melentiev (1939) Comptes rendus de l’académie des sciences de l’U.R.S.S., n.s.: 25: 120.

    Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR (1962): 142(2): 439-442.

    American Mineralogist (1962): 47: 80.

    Kristallografiya: 32: 891-895.

    Soviet Physics – Crystallography (1987): 32: 524.

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    Localities for Apatite-(SrOH)

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    • Northwest Territories
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Niigata Prefecture
    		[MinRec 33:168]
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Aldan Shield
          • Aldan
          • Torgo River Basin
            • Davan
              • Chara River (Charo River)
    		CanMin 40:121-136
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
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    South Africa
     
    • Northwest Province
      • Western Bushveld Complex
        • Rustenburg District
          • Pilansberg Complex
    		The Canadian Mineralogist, V 42, 2004, pp. 1169-1178.
    USA
     
    • California
      • San Benito Co.
        • New Idria District
          • Clear Creek area
    Zambia
     
    • Northern Province
      • Muchinga Mts.
        • Isoka District
          • Isoka
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