General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Ca5(AsO4)3F
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 636.15 gm)
Calcium 31.50 % Ca
Arsenic 35.33 % As
Oxygen 30.18 % O
Fluorine 2.99 % F
Empirical Formula:
Ca5(AsO4)3F
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[???] Indistinct
Color:
colorless, gray, gray green, or yellowish white.
Density:
3.53 - 3.52, Average = 3.52
Diaphaniety:
Transparent
Hardness:
5 - Apatite
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Vitreous - Resinous
Streak:
white
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