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

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 Fluorapatite	CSIRO	Apatite, Berlinite, Calcite, Fluorapatite (97.0%)	97.0	M0973 Fluorapatite 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 Fluorapatite	CSIRO	Apatite, Berlinite, Calcite, Fluorapatite (97.0%)	97.0	M1598 Fluorapatite 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, 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 Grossular	CSIRO	Albite, Albite, Ca, Fluorapatite (2.2%), Grossular, Orthoclase, Quartz, Titanite	2.2	46E3372 Grossular 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, 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