4595 - Apatite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Covilha
Portugal

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

4595

Mineral Name

Apatite

Chemical Formula

Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)
Specimen Number
106

Associated with 36/182, suggest displaying together. Needs gentle cleaning to remove residue from dealer sticker.

Blue-green transparent 3.5 cm prism, with minor pyrite

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Panasquiera, Portugal

Locality Lat/Long

40.1508483, -7.7405702

Mining District

Castelo Branco

Mine Name

Panasqueira Mines
Original Attributed Locality
Portugal
Panasqueira