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Apatite With Faden Quartz

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Apatite With Faden Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Tole, Wana, South Wazikistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

An interesting haystack of thin, flat, tabular pink  apatite crystals perched upon well terminated water clear faden quartz..

This specimen has been come out after 10 years from an exhausted mine for apatite.

One edge of faden quartz showing minor old damage.

A very good specimen recently from the 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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