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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

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Description
Locality: 
Rocabruna Mines, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.4 × 1.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

A classic of the Catalan mineralogy. Globular aggregates formed by needle-like prismatic crystals of fluorapatite, carbonate rich. They are disposed contrasting on a goethite matrix. We, Catalan collectors, enjoy these specimens... 

Collected: 
2016
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Variety Of: 

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Formula: 
Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0