phosphates Flashcards
apatite formula
basta naay Ca
apatite crystal form
- hexagonal
- long prismatic, short prismatic
- massive granular to compact
apatite cleavage
basal poor
apatite hardness
5
apatite specific gravity
3.15 to 3.20
apatite color
vitreous to subresinous. transparent to translucent. brown green, colorless, blue violet
apatite occurrence
widely distributed
- pematites
- hydrothermal veins
- bones and teeth
- fine grained to micro secondary minerals
- coarse in limestone and marble
- cryptocrystalline collophane in phosphorite / phosphate rocks
apatite remarks
hexagonal, color, inferior hardness
amblygonite formula
basta naay Li
amblygonite crystal form
- triclinic
- coarse cleavable masses
amblygonite cleavage
100 perfect
amblygonite hardness
6
amblygonite specific gravity
3 to 3.1
amblygonite color
vitreous, pearly on 100, translucent. white, blue, rare yellow, pale green
amblygonite occurrence
lithium bearing granite pegmatites
amblygonite remarks
- red flame test
- less perfect cleavage with albite and higher specific gravity
turquoise formula
basta naay Cu
turquoise crystal form
- rarely triclinic crystals
- massive compact
- reniform, stalactitic
- disseminated, incrustations and thin seams
turquoise cleavage
basal perfect
turquoise hardness
6
turquoise specific gravity
2.6 to 2.8
turquoise color
waxlike. blue buish green green
turquoise occurrence
- stringers in decomposing volcanic rocks in arid regions
- secondary mineral in small veins
turquoise remarks
- color
- harder than chrysocolla