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Collinsite

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Description
Locality: 
Francois Lake, Omenica, British Columbia, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm
Description

Bright brown collinsite from the type locality. The dark brown is a carbonate rich fluorapatite. Specimen comes with an old label dating to 1971. Historic specimen.

Mineral Data
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Collinsite

Formula: 
Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)(PO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CG.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Francois Lake phosphate occurrence, Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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