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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4.7 × 2.4 cm
Description

This is a fine cluster of  excellent, vertical striated and superb and multifaced terminated Apatite, typically coated with cream white, tiny and lamellar mica on its backside. The Apatite is glassy and almost gemmy , colourless but with a hint of yellow-green. The luster is excellent and the faces are sharp defined and mirror bright,-  and so far I can see, there is no significant imperfection worth to report.

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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