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Apatite With Columbite-(Fe)

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Apatite With Columbite-(Fe)

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Description
Locality: 
Mawi, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3.1 × 1.7 cm
Description

A very good nice combination specimen , well terminated fluorapatite crystal hosting columbite Fe crystals , undamaged , rare specimen 

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

Columbite-(Fe)

Formula: 
FeNb2O6
Strunz: 
4.DB.35
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Green's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora, Wallareenya Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia...