Apatite

Phosphate Group

Key Properties

Property Value
Mohs Hardness 5.0 (5)
Typical Size 1-15 carats (commercial: 2-8 carats; medium sizes)
Typical Price Range $20-200 per carat (commercial: $50-120; neon blue)
Rarity Level Limited Occurrence
Availability Level Limited Supply
Availability Driver Limited Deposits
Investment Appropriateness Fashion/Trend Gems

Pricing

Typical Price
$40.00
per carat
MC Price
$9.96
per carat
Listing Price
$18.61
per carat
Sold Price
$11.79
per carat
My Price
N/A
per carat
Hunt Target Price
N/A
per carat

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BEARISH
42.5

Score Components

Geo rarity
65
Mkt availability
65
Invest Appr
25
hardness
5
price
25

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Detailed Descriptions

Rarity Description: Calcium phosphate; neon blue and green varieties most valued.

Availability Description: Available through specialty dealers; too soft for rings.

Investment Description: Attractive colors but soft; limited jewelry use; collector interest for neon colors.

Seller Prices

Seller Faceted Price Rough Price Asking PPC, Faceted Asking PPC, Rough
suchengems $40.71/ct - - -
trustedgems $38.23/ct - - -
cityofgems-chantburi $32.90/ct - $42.94/ct -
ucgems $31.92/ct - - -
gemsofafrica $30.17/ct - - -
waranyugemsmart $29.74/ct - $50.78/ct -
gemex $28.43/ct - $17.47/ct -
novajewels $26.45/ct - - -
mujtabagems $25.48/ct - $49.90/ct -
sunjz $19.05/ct - $9.10/ct -
gemglow $15.02/ct - - -
populargems $14.20/ct - - -
gemsmine $14.17/ct - - -
galleria $12.18/ct - - -
shahim2015 $11.97/ct - $38.06/ct -
preciouscarats $11.67/ct - - -
crysta1gems $9.61/ct - $22.98/ct -
kohinoordiamonds $9.42/ct - - -
gemso $9.27/ct - - -
gemssupplier $8.67/ct - - -
gemaholics $8.57/ct - - -
allsapphires $8.44/ct - - -
qualitygemsmine $5.63/ct - - -
mogokstone $5.18/ct - - -
thedivinegemz $4.79/ct - - -
perfectgems $4.54/ct - - -
mineralsmarvelgems $4.23/ct - - -
dreamz916 $4.20/ct - - -
puti $4.15/ct - - -
jintaragems $3.09/ct - - -
uniqueemerald $2.61/ct - - -
minerdirect $1.32/ct - - -
balochgem $1.31/ct - - -
fakhr $1.21/ct - $3.21/ct $0.05/ct
gemsofasia $0.95/ct - - -
fawadalikn007 $0.80/ct - - -
$0.33/ct $0.02/ct - -
thegemportal $0.17/ct - - -
raregems - $1.46/ct - -
spingharminerals - $0.06/ct - -
crystalsgems - - $65.99/ct -
yourgiftstop - - $52.17/ct -
prettylittlegem - - $48.12/ct -
mineralscollection - - $47.88/ct -
limragems - - $34.74/ct -
gemscollection - - $33.33/ct -
uniquecuts - - $17.88/ct -
hafizgemstonesonline - - $7.00/ct -
trueblueminerals - - - $1.75/ct

Price History (Last 3 Years)

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Origin Variants

Origin Rarity Price Multiplier Multiplier in MC
Brazil Uncommon x1.25 -
Madagascar Uncommon x1.20 x0.90

Color Variants

Variant Color Rarity Price Multiplier Multiplier in MC
Blue Apatite Blue Common x1.00 -
Green Apatite Green Common x1.00 -
Neon Blue Apatite Neon Blue Rare x1.00 -
Pink Apatite Pink Uncommon x1.00 -
Purple Apatite Purple Uncommon x1.00 -
Yellow Apatite Yellow Common x1.00 -

Price Levels of Origin and Color Variants on MC

Origin Colour Clarity Price Per Carat # Listings Avg Weight
Madagascar very light green blue or blue green Eye clean to Slightly included $13.33/ct 1 0.75 ct
Madagascar - Eyeclean to Moderately included $11.33/ct 2 0.55 ct
Madagascar very light green blue or blue green Eyeclean to Moderately included $7.06/ct 4 0.35 ct

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