Mineral: | Apatite, Variety: Fluorapatite / Mica: Muscovite
| Chemical Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F / KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | translucent - transparent | Quantity: | | Origin: | Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan | Here you get rarely found purple apatite crystal clusters on a muscovite matrix from Afghanistan. The crystals disclosing fine luster and transparent to translucent clarity. Some of the crystals show some crystalline fracture but the most are terminated or doubly terminated.
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