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Fluorapatite With Calcite

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Fluorapatite With Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4 × 6.5 × 6 cm
Description

 An interesting example of rich blue fluorapatite with calcite matrix.

There is no damage except minor etching.

A very good apatite example from the locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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