
— 1. Introduction. Apatite (Ca 5 [PO 4] 3 [F, Cl, OH]) is a ubiquitous accessory mineral in granites. It is a reservoir for rare earth elements (REE), U, Th, and Sr, and volatiles including F, Cl, and S (Piccoli and Candela, 2002, Hughes and Rakovan, 2015).Elements partition into apatite is governed by the composition of the host rock and …