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Baryte With Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Mohmand Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.2 × 6 × 2 cm
Description

A superb and large display specimen featuring a well-doubly terminated barite crystal in combination with well-terminated, pinkish apatite crystals from the Mohmand mining areas. This is the first and only known large, perfectly doubly terminated specimen ever discovered from this locality. The piece is offered as collected, and further careful cleaning and preparation would enhance its display qualities even more. A truly museum-quality specimen, this old-time find is extremely rare and highly desirable for collectors.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Apatite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorapatite

Formula: 
Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0

Hydroxylapatite

Formula: 
Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5

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