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Apatite

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Locality: 
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

Huge crystal! Please check the size of this piece. This is a full sized miniature of a single crystal of apatite. Even more, it has one of the most desirable color for the species. The crystal is gemmy, undamaged and it even has some matrix on it. This doubly terminated crystal only has some contacting, nothing else!

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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