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Object Name |
Apatite |
Object Description |
Large granitic rock fragment composed of colorless to white plagioclase feldspar (possibly albite), colorless massive quartz, and greenish silver muscovite mica, with to slender crystals of blue opaque hexagonal fluorapatite. |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Calcium fluorine phosphat |
Crystal System |
Hexagonal |
Sp Grav. |
3.1-3.2 |
Hardness |
5 |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Streak |
White |
Fracture |
Conchoidal |
Classification |
Geology |
Variety |
Fluorapatite |
Search Terms |
Mineral |
Dimensions |
H-4.52 W-6.58 L-10.986 cm |
Catalog Number |
9174 |