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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Chutran, Basha Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 3.7 × 1.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

This aesthetic miniature consists of a snow-white albite matrix with a single bi-coloured (green and pink), well-formed, prismatic apatite - 7mm tall. It is translucent to transparent and slightly glassy

The apatite is in perfect condition

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
Greenside Minerals Limited