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Fluorapatite

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Fluorapatite

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Locality: 
Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 7 × 7 cm
Description

Specimen with a huge crystal of green coloured fluorapatite from the Gloserhei pegmatite. The crystal has a diameter of roughly 7 cm and exhibits good lustrous faces. The top is embedded in biotite which is intergrown with red feldspar. Weight 730 g

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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

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