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Fluorapatite

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Description
Locality: 
Tory Hill, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.9 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.50cm
Description

A single reddish brown doubly terminated fluorapatite crystal is the main focus of this specimen. The terminations are only partially  complete due to contacting at one end while at the other end it is still buried in the matrix that appears to be hornblende crystals.

Not overly spectacular, but a good locality & reference specimen. Comes with one collection and one previous dealer labels.

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
Gondwana Minerals