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Fluorapatite

José Luis Otero's collection
Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 2.8 × 2 cm
Description

A beautiful floater fluorapatite from, I think, Sapo mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena.

The original label says 'Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil'. The Divino das Laranjeiras is a municipality next to Conselheiro Pena municipality, in Minas Gerais state.

José Luis Otero’s collection (serial number 673).

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

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