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Tuscanite On Apatite

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Tuscanite On Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 4.1 × 1.9 cm
Description

White tuscanite crystals in small groups and sprays amongst translucent tan coloured apatite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tuscanite

Formula: 
(K(Ca,Na)6(Si,Al)10O22[SO4,CO3,(OH)2]·H2O
Strunz: 
9.EG.45
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

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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