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Apatite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Ganadao, Warsak, Mohmand Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.7 × 2 cm
Description

Excellent floater crystal of colourless and lustrous apatite from Pakistan. At the frame of the crystal you can nicely see a fine pattern engraved in which a second mineral has deposited which gives an awesome contrast to the crystal.

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