Neon apatite is an exceedingly rare form of Apatite. Neon apatite Jewelry was found along the islands of Madagascar in the 1980s. The name apatite is derived from the Greek word ‘apatao’ which means “to deceive.” In Greek mythology, Apate is the goddess of trickery, deceit, and fraud, she was one of the spirits released from Pandora’s Box. Although apatite’s name is how Apatite goddess can fool you, it does sound like “appetite,” and there is a connection to hunger. A calcium phosphate, Apatite crystals are one of the components in teeth and bones of all animals that have a vertebra. It got its name because it was mistaken for certain kinds of tourmaline and beryls.
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