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Apatite Adularia & Chlorite

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Apatite Adularia & Chlorite

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Description
Locality: 
Fibbia, Fontana, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 6 × 5 cm
Description

Nice association of fine stair-stepped adularia with a gemmy light-pink fluor-apatite and some chlorite. Adular crystals are partially gemmy. The base is fully recrystallized.

 

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

Adularia

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6 Ortho - clase

Chlorite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorite Group

Group Parent: 
Chlorite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Green, Grey, Brown
Streak: 
colourless

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Belgium
6
Countries bordering Belgium
16
Rest of Europe & USA
22
Rest of the world
22

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