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Apatite

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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 3.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.40cm
Description

This very impressive specimen features a fine crystal of teal-blue and double terminated apatite, with fine gemminess, complete, terminated and undamaged, and well-exposed on the matrix. They have the shiny, melty-looking luster typical for these.Truly remarkable apatite crystal from Armin Wendland collection.

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