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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Rössing Mountains, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Single crystal from an old find 40 years ago. This apatite is very rare  from that location. Some years ago Lapis published an article about that type apatite from that location. As far as I know it was the first description from a find several years ago. But this specimen was found at least 30 years before.

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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