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Fluorapatite In Calcite With Fluorite & Diopside

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Fluorapatite In Calcite With Fluorite & Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 4 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
314.00gr
Description

Large dark green fluorapatite crystal in orange calcite bordered with dark purple massive fluorite and black diopside.. The fluorite surrounds the diopside making it hard to discern due to both being of similar colour.  The fluorapatite crystal is approximately 7cm long and has an incomplete termination. The orange calcite gives these pieces great contrast and are therefore sought out. As this is a larger piece the shipping cost will vary depending on destination and the cost given in the listing is an estimate.

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

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Payments must be received in currency requested.  Lost items are covered under Paypal buyer protection plan subject to Paypal terms and conditions and verified problem. Damaged or broken items with sufficient evidence will be based on case by case basis for full or partial refund.  Please contact me if there are any disputes to work out a solution.