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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Mörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.80cm
Description

A pretty large cluster of apatite crystals with some bunches of muscovite and black hematite(?) inclusions! The apatite is translucent and has a pale purple colour! The specimen shows some slight etchings, but it is 100% undamaged!

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
Styriamin

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