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Apatite On Ferberite

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Apatite On Ferberite

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Description
Locality: 
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3.6 × 2 cm
Description

Two sharp apatite crystals sitting nicely on top of a lustrous ferberite crystal cluster.

Beautiful specimen from the famous locality in Portugal

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

Ferberite

Formula: 
FeWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Niña Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora (Cuevas de Vera), Almería, Andalusia, Spain