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Fluorapatite

ex Gerhard Grude
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.4 × 0.9 cm
Description

Beautiful single fluorapatite crystal from classic Ehrenfriedersdorf (Sauberg mine). Nice striations at the sides, and besides the usual contactpoint at the bottom, this old specimen in excellent condition. Mounted on a small acrylic base.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Tectonica

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