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Apatite

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Apatite

New Discovery

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Description
Locality: 
Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 2.1 × 2.3 cm
Description

Fantastic single crystal of apatite from a new discovery in Tanzania. The crystal shows an intense colour satturation and is even attached to a piece of matrix.

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