The name Apatite comes from a Greek word meaning "cheat," probably because it was sometimes confused with other gems such as beryl, topaz, or tourmaline,.
Apatite is a little known gemstone rarely found in jewelry stores, but highly prized by collectors because of its variety of colors and forms.
Apatite is transparent and ranges in shades from colorless to blue, violet, pink, green, and yellow. The most sought after variety is a rare rich purple Apatite, found in Maine, USA. The second most popular form is the blue Apatite mined in Brazil.
Apatite is most often seen in blue, but also can be found in brown, pink, yellow, green (from Spain called asparagus stone) and a rare variety of violet.
Apatite is an inspirational stone. It develops psychic abilities and spiritual attunement. Use it to aid communication and self-expression.
- Encourages extroversion
- Dissolves alienation
- Draw negativity from oneself
- Stimulates creativity and intellect
- Clears confusion
Apatite is a stone that mystically can stimulate the thoughts and ideas. It is said to increase intellect, imagination, and intuitive awareness. As a meditation or awareness tool It is said to help you maintain focus, learn, concentrate effectively, think clearly, and communicate better. Apatite can be used to enhance the energies of other crystals and stones. Having apatite near you can bring harmony on all levels, and brings inner peace. Apatite is reputed in mystical lore to physically apatite assist with nail problems, allergies, arthritis, bones, muscles, nervous system. Apatite is primarily related to the throat chakra, though golden Apatite is related mainly to the solar plexus chakra.
Apatite heals bones, aids absorption of calcium, helps cartilage, bones, teeth and motor skills. Relieves arthritis, joint problems. Overcomes hypertension
Apatite, at 5 on the Mohs hardness scale, requires care in its cutting and setting, and should be treated and worn gently, as you would an opal.
Apatite:
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• APATITE (noun)
The noun APATITE has 1 sense:
The noun APATITE has 1 sense:
1. a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
Familiarity information: APATITE used as a noun is very rare
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Meaning:
A common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
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Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("apatite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "apatite"):
atomic number 15; P; phosphorus (a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms)
atomic number 65; Tb; terbium (a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite)
atomic number 69; thulium; Tm (a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apatite"):
fluorapatite (a form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine)
