| Id | 62 |
| Identification Type | Mineral |
| Name | Apatite |
| Distinguishing Features | Prismatic
Moderate-relief Colorless Transparent |
| Description | Usually transparent colorless. Nonpleochroic. Weak birefringence (white-gray). Prismatic, six-sided crystals may be euhedral or subhedral. Moderate relief. May occur as either detrital grains (derived from felsic igneous rocks) or authigenic/diagenetic crystals in phosphate-rich environments. |
| Tags | low-birefringence anisotropic euhedral phosphate heavy-mineral |
| External Resources | Apatite on MinDat |
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