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Fluorapatite

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Description
Locality: 
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

Fantastic miniature of fluorapatite crystals cluster on matrix!The crystals show color zoning with a blue layer inside the clear crystals!The crystals have superb luster and sharp form! The color is the rarest from the locality, that is long not producing anything. No damage, only marginal contacting.Very rare material!

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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

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