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Fluorapatite Siderite Diadochite & Ernstite

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Fluorapatite Siderite Diadochite & Ernstite

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Description
Locality: 
Kulan Camp, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5 × 5 cm
Description

Uncommon specimen of fluorapatite crystals associated with siderite, diadochite and ernstite.  Collected by Michel Brunet.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Diadochite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Arnsbach, Hockeroda, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany

Ernstite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Davib East Farm 61 (Davib Ost Farm), Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia

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