Ravishing semi-precious stone that is designed to impress.
Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, The mineral was named apatite by the German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1786, although the specific mineral he had described was reclassified as Fluor apatite in 1860 by the German .Apatite is derived from the Greek (apatein), which means to deceive or to be misleading, as it was often mistaken for other minerals.
Apatite is infrequently used as a gemstone. Transparent stones of clean color have been faceted, stones have been called moroxite. If crystals of rutile have grown in the crystal of apatite, in the right light the cut stone displays a cat's eye effect. Major sources for gem apatite are Brazil, Burma, and Mexico. Other sources include Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, and the United States.