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Fluorapatite In Calcite

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Fluorapatite In Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.2 × 1.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

Translucent complete and undamaged crystal of fluorapatite imbedded in a orange calcite matrix.

Acquired in 1989, it is an Ex. Mark Vanacker specimen.

Mineral Data
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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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