Name APATITE
Variety BLUE APATITE
Origin Baikal Lake (Rusia)
Hardness 5
Composition Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Crystaline sys. HEXAGONAL
Size   10 x 8 x 7 cm
Weight 448 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.The size, colour, and wonderful contrast offered by blue crystals on an orange matrix is what makes specimens such as these from Baikal Lake particularly famous.


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APATITE



VARIETY BLUE APATITE