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Pyrochlore Group & Apatite

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Pyrochlore Group & Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Badloch Quarry, Schelingen, Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.8 × 1 cm
Description

Koppite and ce bearing apatite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrochlore Group

Formula: 
A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Strunz: 
4
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5 - 5.5
Colour: 
Brown, yellow-brown, reddish brown, orange, black
Streak: 
Light brown, yellow-brown

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