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Fluorapatite

#28848

Fluorapatite

#28848
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 2 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Ca5(PO4)3F (RRUFF)
Locality
Sapo mine, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cluster of moss-green odd elongated Fluorapatite in stacked crystals to 5mm long.

Fluorapatite

Formula
Ca5(PO4)3
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular, Euhedral Crystals 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
blue, brown, colorless, violet, green 
Streak
white 
Class
Hexagonal - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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