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Apatite Var Phosphorite

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Apatite Var Phosphorite

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Description
Locality: 
Friedland, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 5.1 × 1.5 cm
Description

Here we have phosphorite, a variety of apatite.
The phosphorite grown like septarian nodule. In this nodule are seams of pyrite.

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

Phosphorite

Variety Of: 

Apatite

Hardness: 
5
Hardness: 
0.0