Name/Title
ApatiteEntry/Object ID
GS2023.8.19Description
About Apatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Member of: Apatite Group > Apatite Supergroup
Name: The name ('apatit') was invented by A.G. Werner probably sometime in the mid-1780s, which he later described as being named from the Greek verb απατάω (strictly ἀπατάω; transliterated as apatáō) as the derivation, which means ‘to deceive’ (someone) or ‘to be deceptive’, because, as he wrote, "until now it has misled all mineralogists in its identification." (Roycroft & Cuypers, 2015).Location
Location
Display Case
FS-3-ARoom
Frieda Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
ExhibitMoved By
Ian C.Date
January 29, 2025Notes
Major mineral groups installation