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Apatite Var Moroxite

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Apatite Var Moroxite

ex Dr. Harry von Eckermann Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Arendal, Agder, Norway
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 6 × 4.7 cm
Description

An old-time 2 cm turquoise-blue and translucent apatite crystal with good faces is embeded in calcite. It is labeled as „moroxit“, a name earlier used in Norway for apatite.

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

Moroxite

Variety Of: 

Apatite

Hardness: 
5
Hardness: 
0.0

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