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Apatite Kidwellite & Robertsite

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Apatite Kidwellite & Robertsite

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Description
Locality: 
Angarf South Pegmatite, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3.5 × 1.4 cm
Description

White apatite sprays with some brownish robertsite and green kidwellite balls

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

Kidwellite

Formula: 
NaFe3+9(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.20
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Fodderstack Mountain, Norman, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA

Robertsite

Formula: 
Ca3Mn3+4(PO4)3O2·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.30
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Red-brown
Type Locality: 
Tip Top Mine (Tip Top pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA

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