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overviewcatalogueAM-2014-10016-A

AM-2014-10016-A · Apatite-(CaF)active

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationApatite-(CaF)
chemical formulaCa₅(PO₄)₃F
classificationPhosphate / Apatite supergroup
crystal systemHexagonal
mohs hardness5
density (g/cm³)3.19
colourViolet
type localityCarrock mine, Cumbria, England
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)431592960
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2014-10016-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 431, 592, 960

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Standard apatite-(caf) reference specimen. Supplied as a single piece on a small fragment of host matrix.