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Apatite

Former collection Lehmann (CH)
Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Lucendro Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 4.1 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Weight: 
52.00gr
Description

Two pale pink apatite crystals nicely lay on chlorite-dusted adularia. Apatite are slightly flattened, with well-developed faces, and also partly transparent. The main crystal has excellent lustre too.

In great conditions. Specimens like this are progressively hard to find.
This one comes from the Lehmann collection (CH) and it dates back to the late 80s.

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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

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