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Apatite & Siderite

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Apatite & Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.9 × 1.2 cm
Description

Oustanding apatite cluster from the famous Panasqueira mine in Portugal. This specimen consists of dozens of  super gemmy, sky blue and highly lustrous apatite crystals in incredible quality. The blocky and almost completely transparent crystals are covering the whole front side of the specimen giving it an incredible nice appearence, also due to some siderite crystals that are growing inbetween.

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White