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Fluorapatite

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Fluorapatite

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Description
Locality: 
Lukáš Vein, Steinknochen, Krupka, Krušné Hory, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

Lustrous and sharp, dark green fluorapatite crystals on crystallized quartz matrix from the famous locality in Bohemia.

Ex Hoffmann collection

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