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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Description

A complete, double terminated fluorapatite crystal in undamaged condition.  Personally collected by seller in 1976 . . . 40 years ago!

It was rare to see a double terminated crystal like this even back then. They almost always broke removing them from the enclosing calcite.

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

Seller Information

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Seller's terms and conditions

Auction items are not returnable due to the nature of auctions.

Payments for auctions won are expected to be paid within 3 days of auction ending. If still unpaid after 7 days, I will assume the buyer is not going to pay and I will return the specimen to inventory and ask e-rocks to cancel the auction for non payment. I cannot guarantee a specimen will remain available if not paid within 7 days. Non payment is not fair to e-rocks, the seller, or other bidders.  7 days is more than enough time to make a payment.

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For combined shipping, Buyer should pay all invoices within 3 days and I will hold purchases until final shipping is requested. I will not combine shipping for any buyer that has past due invoices still unpaid. A separate invoice with separate shipping will be sent.  

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