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Object Name |
Apatite |
Object Description |
Large isolated crystal of heavily fractured blue green opaque hexagonal apatite with a large break in the center that is filled with colorless massive quartz (giving the specimen a bend in the center). Associated minerals are colorless massive quartz, white feldspar and silvery muscovite mica. |
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-3.714 W-3.756 L-6.512 cm |
Catalog Number |
9173 |