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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Fibbia, Fontana, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 5.2 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
102.00gr
Description

Rich matrix specimen hosting numerous textbook white apatite crystals upon chlorite laden albite-rich metamorphic matrix.

Over 100 years old, found in a very old German collection, the specimen was not overly cleaned to preserve its geological signature.

A remarkable oldtimer Alpine miniature.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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