Apatite comes in a variety of colors, ranging from yellow to green, white, brown, neon blue, brown or light purple.
Major sources for gem apatite are: Brazil, Burma, and Mexico. Other sources include: Canada, Czechoslovakia, Germany, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, and the US.
Fission tracks in apatite are commonly used to determine the thermal history of mountain belts and sedimentary basins.
Apatite has not frequently been used as a gemstone, but is growing in popularity. Transparent stones of clean color have been faceted, and chatoyant specimens have been cabochon cut. Chatoyant stones are known as cat's-eye apatite, transparent green stones are known as asparagus stone, and blue stones have been called moroxite. Crystals of rutile my have grown in the crystal of apatite so when in the right light, the cut stone displays a cat's eye effect.
Apatite is one of few minerals that are produced and used by biological micro-environmental systems. Hydroxylapatite is the major component of tooth enamel, and a large component of bone material.
This mineral can be used to stimulate the intellect and dissolve aloofness and negativity. Basically, it is very useful in all intellectual pursuits, thanks to its help in developing our conceptual and logical abilities. In addition, Apatite helps us to communicate with nature, with the spirit plane and with our own subconscious as well.
Apatite, according to conventional understanding, fosters communication, concentration, clarity of thought and intellect. In that Apatite is considered to help focus our minds and improve concentration, it stands us in good stead whenever we want to speak or write clearly and eloquently.
Apatite can has been used to stimulate the development of clairvoyance, clairaudiance, clairsentience and the awareness of the devic worlds. It further assist in accessing past-life memory insights and telepathy.
(Astrological Sign of Gemini)
Vibrates to the number 9
Medicinally apatite assists with nail problems, allergies, arthritis, bones, muscles, nervous system. Apatite is primarily related to the throat chakra (communication).
