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MGR736823

Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 3.2 × 3.1 cm
Description

A marvellous piece! Several sharp terminated, highly lustrous apatite crystals (up to 29mm across) formed an exposed group, set on matrix! The crystals show a dark violet sharp terminated zoning in their centers, framed by a light outer zoning - this kind of apatite is very rare! The crystal to the left hand side shows a small contacted area at the upper left corner. A very aesthetic, remarkable and uncommon 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