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Fluorapatite

José Luis Otero's collection

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Description
Locality: 
Rebentão Mine, Lagares do Estanho Mines, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 3.9 × 4.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Fluorapatite from Viseu district, Portugal.

The original label says 'Mina Asunssâo, Quiriga, Viseu, Portugal'. Between the two possibilities I think this correct is 'Rebentão mine, Queiriga, Viseu'.

José Luis Otero’s collection (serial number 688).

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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