The primary use of apatite is in the manufacture of fertilizer, being a source of phosphorus. Apatite also is used in the fluoridation of drinking water and to put protective coatings on metals to prevent rust.
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bacially it has a hard harness.
apatite will not scratch quartz topaz calcite or corundum
The value of a specimen of yellow apatite would depend on it's clarity and aesthetics, but it could be valuable, yes.
Teeth contain apatite. That's what apatite has to do with your teeth
Yes Apatite is a mineral.
the colors of apatite are green, yellow, blue, redish-brown and purple
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Its density is: 3.19
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On the Mohs mineral hardness scale, calcite is about a 3, and apatite is about a 5. So, whatever is at a hardness of 4 will scratch a 3 but not a 5. That mineral is fluorite.
Quartz is harder than apatite, quartz being a 7 on the Mohs mineral hardness scale and apatite being a 5.
Minerals that will scratch apatite must be more than a 5 on the Moh's hardness scale. So feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum, and diamond will scratch apatite.
Apatite rock belongs to the Phosphate mineral group. Its primary use is in the production of fertilizer as a source of phosphorus and it is occasionally used as a gemstone.
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Apatite fits the definition of a mineral: a solid, inorganic, naturally occurring material with a definite chemistry and a crystalline form. Rocks are composed of minerals, most normally in combinations of different minerals with differing properties.
bacially it has a hard harness.