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Apatite: Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)
Carbonate-fluorapatite: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3F

Comments: Pink, colliform carbonate-fluorapatite on matrix.
Location: Tip Top mine, Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. Scale: Size Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Apatite Image

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Apatite: Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)
Apatite-(CaF): Ca5(PO4)3F
Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18
Muscovite: KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2

Comments: Pink crystals of fluorapatite with pale blue beryl (aquamarine) on books of muscovite crystals.
Location: Nagar area, Gilgit district, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Scale: 3 x 3 cm.
© Dan Weinrich

Apatite Image

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Apatite: Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)
Robertsite: Ca6Mn+++9(PO4)9O6(H2O)6·3(H2O)
Carbonate-hydroxylapatite: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH)

Comments: Black crystals of Robertsite on pink carbonate-hydroxylapatite.
Location: Tip Top mine, Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

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