Which chakra does Green Apatite work with?

Green Apatite is traditionally associated with the Heart · Solar Plexus chakra, the element of Earth · Fire, and the sign Taurus · Gemini.

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Entry № 211

Green Apatite

Q: What is Green Apatite made of?

Green Apatite has the chemical formula Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,OH,Cl), crystallises in the hexagonal system and measures 5 (Mohs) on the Mohs scale. Apatite is the mineral group that gives its name to bone and tooth enamel; the same calcium phosphate lattice occurs both as an igneous accessory and as the biomineral. Green fluorapatite owes its colour to trace manganese and rare-earth substitutions in the calcium site. Its hexagonal prisms are common in pegmatites, marbles and phosphate-rich sediments.

Fluorapatite (var. Green)

The stone that lends its name to appetite.

Chakra

Heart · Solar Plexus

Element

Earth · Fire

Zodiac

Taurus · Gemini

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Green apatite is worked with as a stone of appetite for the good, held during recovery, retraining and the return of ordinary hunger. Practitioners keep it at the solar plexus to steady the will and remind the body that wanting things is a form of health.

Chakra: Heart · Solar Plexus
Element: Earth · Fire
Zodiac: Taurus · Gemini
Keynote: The stone that lends its name to appetite.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Apatite is the mineral group that gives its name to bone and tooth enamel; the same calcium phosphate lattice occurs both as an igneous accessory and as the biomineral. Green fluorapatite owes its colour to trace manganese and rare-earth substitutions in the calcium site. Its hexagonal prisms are common in pegmatites, marbles and phosphate-rich sediments.

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,OH,Cl)
System: Hexagonal
Hardness: 5 (Mohs)
Provenance: Madagascar, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, Canada

References & Sources

Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.

Mineral Profile

Fact Sheet

Chemical Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,OH,Cl)
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Mohs Hardness: 5 (Mohs)
Density: 3.16 – 3.22 g/cm³
Refractive Index: 1.634 – 1.638
Provenance: Madagascar, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, Canada
Color Origin: Yellow-green to deep grass-green from manganese and rare earths