Natural Green Apatite Gemstone Candle Holder Stand Irregular Shape For Home Decoration Manufacturer supplier Exporter Wholesaler from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Green Apatite History All vertebrate animals' teeth and bones are really made of the mineral apatite. Abraham Gottlob Werner, a German geologist, gave the mineral its name in 1786. The term "apate, " which means "to mislead" in Greek, is where the name originates. According to anthropomorphic theory, apatite misled by enabling itself to be mistaken for some of the more expensive gems, including tourmaline, olivine, peridot, topaz, and beryl. Green Apatite is used in fertilizer production as a source of phosphorus. Apatite was discovered in traces in moon rocks returned to Earth by Apollo astronauts in the late 1960s and early 1970s.