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Quartz Var Smoky Quartz With Apatite

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Quartz Var Smoky Quartz With Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Fojnica, Central Bosnia Canton, Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5.5 × 3.1 cm
Weight: 
95.00gr
Description

Classic alpine association of morion quartz crystals of 30 mm in size with siderite and  richly faceted small apatite crystals of 1 mm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

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