Apatite

Apatite hand cut and polished. Set in .925 Silver.

Necklace is 18"

Center stone is approximately 1.50" x 1"

The word "apatite" comes from the Greek word "apatao" which means "to fool" or "to deceive". The German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749–1817) coined the term in 1786. He named it so because the stone has a deceptive appearance and has often been confused with other stones because of its declensions of colors.

Apatite is not actually a specific mineral, but rather, is a name for a group of similar isomorphous hexagonal phosphate minerals. It is usually green, but can also be blue, yellow, purple, or brown. Apatite is the main source of phosphorous, an important nutrient required by plants.