Teufelsmühle, Habach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)
Crystal System: hexagonal
Colour: colourless, white, grey, yellow, green, violet, purple, red, brown, blue, pink or brown
Lustre: vitreous, sub-vitreous, resinous, waxy, greasy
Habitus: tabular to prismatic hexagonal
Hardness: 5
Fracture: conchoidal, sub-conchoidal, fibrous or irregular/uneven
Cleavage: indistinct
Density: 3.10-3.25 g/cm3
Origin and geological occurrence: apatite group minerals are accessory minerals widespread in several geological environments, from magmatic to metamorphic to sedimentary settings
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Samples:
8.1 Apatite #phosphates vanadates
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8.2 Apatite #phosphates vanadates
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