Formula: Ca10(PO4)6(OH,F,Cl)2
Mohs scale hardness: 5-5,5Specific gravity: 3.2–3.4 g/cm3
Rare earth elements: La
Rare earth content REO, %: 12
Other constituents, %: strontium, thorium, uranium, radium, lead-210, polonium-210, radon
Mineralklasse: Phosphate
Uses: as a source of phosphorus to be used in fertilizer, rarely as a gemstone and as a mineral specimen.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org
http://stonecontract.eu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatite
http://www.galleries.com/Apatite