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Apatite

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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.8 × 9.7 × 7.5 cm
Description

This is a fantastic specimen - it features to large endpointed apatite crystals. These crystals show an intense blue-green color, they are well terminated and highly lustrous. The matrix is very light and so the contrast is also amazing. Apatite in this color and dimension are really remarkable and exceptional. It is not completely undamaged, but overall in a good condition. If you can accept small chips you will get a really eye-catching 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