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Fluorapatite & Unnamed (Sazhinite-related mineral I)

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Mauve fluorapatite with unnamed sazhinite-related mineral 1 and unknown (white linear crystals as shown by image) on the matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Unnamed (Sazhinite-related mineral I)

Formula: 
Na, La, Si, O, HWith minor Ce and trace Nd.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Type Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia