Blue Apatite Palm

Open until 8pmIndependent shop in DowntownDirections

Available from Crystal Lounge by Crystallography Gems when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

BLUE APATITE /MOROXITE /FLUORAPATITE Apatite describes a group of similar isomorphous hexagonal phosphate minerals. These include Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite. Blue Apatite is a Fluorapatite and considered a rare tourmaline variety. It is common as an accessory mineral in igneous and metamorphic rock, usually only in small grains and thin sections. The name comes from Greek and means to deceive, because it is commonly misidentified as other minerals. It is sometimes fluorescen