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Apatite With Calcite

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Apatite With Calcite

Tucson 2018
Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 4.9 × 4.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
85.00gr
Description

Elegant miniature of yellow apatite from Durango. Two main crystals prodly sit on top of the matrix, beautifully contrasting with the white calcite. The main apatites display a sharp, pencil shaped habitus, with an excellent termination and very good transparency and lustre.

Fresh from the Tucson show 2018! It comes glued on the transparent acrylic plinth for optimal display.

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

Calcite

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

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