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Apatite With Albite & Quartz

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Apatite With Albite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Wigal, Ghaziabad District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.1 × 3.2 cm
Description

A very nice combination specimen of yellow apatite incombination with well terminated gemmy albite & quartz , the top terminated of quartz is slightly blue due to tourmaline inclusion , at base of the specimen tiny spots of spessartine can be seen.

A very good specimen from Kunar Afghanistan region.

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

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

Quartz

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

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