Name APATITE
Variety APATIE (BLUE)
Origin Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Hardness 5
Composition Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Crystaline sys. HEXAGONAL
Size   9,5x4x4 cm (Mayor-Bigger)
Weight 350 gr




Description:
Apatite can be found in a wide range of colours, and the transparent ones are cut as collection gems. The geologist Mohs chose it to represent grade 5 of hardness in his famous scale.


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APATITE



VARIETY APATIE (BLUE)