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Apatite

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Apatite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Scópi, Val Medel, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.4 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Beautiful and very old apatite specimen with two fantastic old labels.

Ex Rijksmuseum Stockholm - collected before 1900 !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Apatite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorapatite

Formula: 
Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0

Hydroxylapatite

Formula: 
Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5