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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 1.7 × 1 cm
Weight: 
4.50gr
Description

A very good nice combination specimen of fluorapatite and bicolor Elbaite over feldspar matrix, no damage , nice specimen nice combination from the locality 

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