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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.80cm
Weight: 
11.00gr
Description

A nice example of a large, dark brown, terminated apatite crystal from this seldom offered Missouri locality.

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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