Gatumbaite Apatite-(CaF) Image

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Apatite-(CaF), Gatumbaite

Large Apatite-(CaF) Image

Mineral:

Apatite-(CaF): Ca5(PO4)3F
Gatumbaite: CaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·(H2O)

Comments:

White crystalline gatumbaite with yellow brazilianite in massive blue fluorapatite.

Location:

Buranga Pegmatite, near Gatumba, Gisenyi, Rwanda.

Scale:

See Photo.

Copyright:

© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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