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Apatite

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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Høgsætra Quarry, Otta, Sel, Innlandet, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6.9 × 5.1 cm
Description

A 2.5 cm pistachio green crystal of apatite is set on a rock predominantly consisting of talc and dolomite and a bit of probably melanterite. The crystal is not very well formed but it has a very good colour and is somewhat translucent at its edges.

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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