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Chlorapatite & Clinochlore

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Chlorapatite & Clinochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Tucumana Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Terminated crystals of chloapatite accompanied by small crystals of clinochlore.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chlorapatite

Formula: 
Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kragerø, Telemark, Norway

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Brinton's Quarry, West Chester, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

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