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Fluorapatite

#23044

Fluorapatite

#23044
Availability
Sold
Size
7 x 4.5 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Ca5(PO4)3F (RRUFF)
Locality
Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco dist., Portugal
Notes
Discounts/Promos do NOT apply to this item
Tagged
phosphate , Holiday Sale

Lustrous large hexagonal, translucent green Fluorapatite (Apatite (CaF) crystals to 2cm across. "Showy" specimen, clean, no damage associated with a bit of Pyrite.

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

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