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Apatite Var Phosphorite

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Apatite Var Phosphorite

Rare locality

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Description
Locality: 
Chatham Rise, South Island, New Zealand
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

A typical nodule from this submarine phosphorite deposit. Rarely offered from this locality.

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

Phosphorite

Variety Of: 

Apatite

Hardness: 
5
Hardness: 
0.0

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