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Francolite

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Francolite

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Description
Locality: 
Gunnislake Clitters Mine, Calstock, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6 × 5.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.00cm
Weight: 
239.00gr
Description

Sparkling brick red microcrystals of carbonate fluorapatite aka francolite on a fine grained granite matrix.

Rich coverings on two sides so the specimen which displays well.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Francolite

Variety Of: 

Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0

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