Tumbled Blue Apatite / 20-50mm AVG - 1 LB. LOT Menu Minerals w Metal Stand Gem-quality apatite is less common

Gem-quality apatite is less common

Black Agate Star on Metal Base

Agate is a banded variety of chalcedony that forms inside pockets of metamorphic and volcanic rock

5 inches wide) Sizes vary

5 inches (AVERAGE SIZE)

Tumbled Blue Apatite / 20-50mm AVG - 1 LB. LOT Menu Minerals w Metal Stand Gem-quality apatite is less commonQuantity: 1 pound Average size range: 20 to 50 millimeters Apatite comes from the Greek word apat, meaning to deceive, because in its raw form it is very easy to mistake it for other minerals. Gem quality apatite is less common, and most apatite is used to make phosphate for fertilizer or as a source of rare earth metals like uranium and thorium.