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Petalite & Fluorapatite

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Petalite & Fluorapatite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5.8 × 2.4 cm
Weight: 
175.00gr
Description

Very nice specimen of the rare gray petalite with some micro crystals of blue fluorapatite from this classic Swedish site little seen in the minerals market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Petalite

Formula: 
LiAl(Si4O10)
Strunz: 
9.EF.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Utö Mines, Utö, Södermanland, Sweden

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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