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Labradorite & Apatite

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Labradorite & Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Khoroshiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.1 × 1.9 cm
Description

Nice specimen of zonal crystal of Labradorite with characteristic intence blue and yellow labradorescence with pale crystals of  'Apatite' in Biotite crystal within Anorthosite from rarely seen locality - Golovinskoye deposit.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Labradorite

Variety Of: 

Anorthite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si2O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Formula: 
(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White

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

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