Fluorapatite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Fluorapatite [ Ca₅(PO₄)₃F ]

Images of Fluorapatite

Photograph of a specimen of fluorapatite from Gilgit, Pakistan. Size: 6cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Photograph of a crystal of fluorapatite from Gilgit, Pakistan.

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

SXES spectrum of Apatite-(F)

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of fluorapatite (yellow PL) from Gilgit, Pakistan. Size: 6cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Image of Fluorapatite, Albite and Muscovite in specimen 'M 49292 Fluorapatite' (Museums Victoria) from Victoria, Australia

Unknown photographer, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a crystal of fluorapatite (yellow PL) from Gilgit, Pakistan. Size: 6cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

CL spectrum of Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F]

(C) 2023 CSIRO Mineral Resources

Material properties

Formulas	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F, (Ca,Sr)₅(PO₄)₃F
Abbreviation	Fap
IMA Status	Approved/renamed (IMA 2010 s.p.)
Classifications	Apatite, Minerals containing PO4
Variant	Sr rich
Luminescence emitters	Mn, MnO4, Pr, Sm
Spectra	Luminescence (1), SXES (1)
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Mineral, Orthophosphate, Phosphate

Composition

Element	Atoms
O	12
F	1
P	3
Ca	5
Total:	21

References for Fluorapatite

CSIRO SXES database

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CSIRO R-2023-03 Bangladesh

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Czaja et al. 2010

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Gorobets and Rogojine 2002

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Marshall 1988

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Specimens of Fluorapatite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M0973 Apatite	CSIRO	Apatite, Berlinite, Calcite, Fluorapatite (97.0%)	97.0	M0973 Apatite Image of Apatite, Berlinite, Calcite and Fluorapatite in specimen 'M0973 Fluorapatite' [CSIRO], from Burgess County, Ontario, Canada. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M1598 Apatite	CSIRO	Apatite, Berlinite, Calcite, Fluorapatite (97.0%)	97.0	M1598 Apatite Image of specimen 'M1598 Apatite' [CSIRO], from Perth (near), Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	2	Reflectance
MT8367 Lithiophilite	CSIRO	Fluorapatite (68.0%), Orthoclase, Potassic-ferro-richterite, Quartz, Triploidite	68.0	MT8367 Lithiophilite Image of specimen 'MT8367 Lithiophilite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1155 Apatite (manganoan)	CSIRO	Apatite (var. Mn), Calcite, Fluorapatite (63.0%), Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	63.0	M1155 Apatite (manganoan) Image of specimen 'M1155 Apatite (manganoan)' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2096 Scheelite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite (7.6%), Muscovite-2M1, Pyrite, Quartz, Scheelite	7.6	M2096 Scheelite Image of specimen 'M2096 Scheelite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2324 Scheelite	CSIRO	Fluorapatite (4.8%), Quartz, Scheelite	4.8	M2324 Scheelite Image of Scheelite with Fluorapatite and Quartz in specimen 'M2324 Scheelite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1385 Epidote	CSIRO	Albite, Augite, Epidote, Fluorapatite (3.5%)	3.5	M1385 Epidote Image of Augite, Albite, Epidote and Fluorapatite in specimen 'M1385 Epidote' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
46E3372 Andradite	CSIRO	Albite, Albite (var. Ca), Fluorapatite (2.2%), Grossular, Orthoclase, Quartz, Titanite	2.2	46E3372 Andradite Image of Grossular, Albite (var. Ca), Albite, Fluorapatite, Orthoclase, Quartz and Titanite in specimen '46E3372 Grossular' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2132 Montebrasite	CSIRO	Amblygonite (group), Fluorapatite (2.0%), Montebrasite	2.0	M2132 Montebrasite Image of specimen 'M2132 Montebrasite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M1641 Scheelite in Quartz	CSIRO	Fluorapatite (1.7%), Quartz, Scheelite	1.7	M1641 Scheelite in Quartz Image of Scheelite on Quartz in specimen 'M1641 Scheelite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MT8249 Montebrasite	CSIRO	Amblygonite (group), Fluorapatite (1.0%), Montebrasite	1.0	MT8249 Montebrasite Image of specimen 'MT8249 Montebrasite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
Ca5(PO4)3F Hyper1-39 Fluorapatite	CSIRO	Fluorapatite	—	Ca5(PO4)3F Hyper1-39 Fluorapatite BSE image of Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] in 'Ca5(PO4)3F Hyper1-39 Fluorapatite' standard (CSIRO) from Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada. Instrument: JEOL JSM-IT800. (C) 2024 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All Rights reserved.	1	SXES
Fluorapatite (Pakistan)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Fluorapatite	—	Fluorapatite (Pakistan) Photograph of a specimen of fluorapatite from Gilgit, Pakistan. Size: 6cm Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.	0	—
S-18-001 Monazite	CSIRO	Calcium carbonate, Cassiterite, Crandallite (var. REE), Fluorapatite, Monazite-(Ce), Quartz, Scheelite, Thorite, Wolframite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon	—		3	CL
S-22-010 Mnz	CSIRO	Fluorapatite, Iron(I) phosphide, Monazite-(Ce)	—		1	CL