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Apatite

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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Krupka, Krušné Hory, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2.1 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

A sample from the Prokop Adit at Krupka, Bohemia. A well-terminated 0.6 cm blue apatite crystal is associated with violet fluorite on quartz matrix.

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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