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Apatite & Indicolite

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RBR191445

Apatite & Indicolite

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Description
Locality: 
Cruzeiro Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.2 × 1.1 cm
Description

This is a very unusual specimen of a violet apatite intergrown with idicolite. A nice and interesting specimen.

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

Indicolite

Variety Of: 

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Hardness: 
7
Hardness: 
0.0

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