Apatite-(CaF) Mineral Gallery

Apatite-(CaF) Minerals

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Apatite-(CaF) Mineral Gallery With 3 Images

Apatite-(CaF) Image

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

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-(CaF) Image

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Apatite-(CaF): Ca5(PO4)3F
Quartz: SiO2

Comments: Purple crystal of fluorapatite on slightly smoky quartz crystals. Former Dr. E.E. David and Houston Museum collections.
Location: Pech, Kunar Province, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Scale: Crystal size 3.0 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm.
© Ed Rosenzweig

Apatite-(CaF) Image

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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.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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