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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.6 × 2.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Weight: 
45.00gr
Description

Elegant miniature featuring yellow apatite from Durango, with an excellent elongated crystal which is fully gemmy. The main crystal proudly sits on top of the dark matrix, with a great color contrast. The crystals display a thick, sharp, pencil shaped habitus, with an excellent termination and very good transparency and lustre.
A few peripheral bruising. Classic material, from an old Italian collection.

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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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