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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 5.7 × 6.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.70cm
Description

Dark olive-green, sharp, lustrous, hexagonal prismatic apatite crystal 2.7 cm in diameter on matrix from Sapo Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The crystal shows no visible damage and has interesting growth pattern on its faces. 

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
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