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Fluorapatite

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Description
Locality: 
Hinterohlsbach, Ohlsbach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 8 × 4 cm
Description

Black Forest classic from Hinterohlsbach, the locality used to be a mine for illite/"hydromuscovite" (altered ryolite), long time abandoned now. In/on a matrix of tan whiteish altered ryolite settle radial sprays of fluorapatite with purplish to greenish colouration. A very nice specimen from this classic locality.

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What's on the rock

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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