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Apatite

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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.5 × 4 cm
Description

This is a fantiastic and gemmy apatite crystal cluster from the famous Morro Velho Mine in Brazil.

Beautiful specimen from Armin Wendland collection with tiny pyrrhotite crystals.

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