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overviewcatalogueAM-2016-10003-A

AM-2016-10003-A · Apatite-(CaF)archived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationApatite-(CaF)
chemical formulaCa₅(PO₄)₃F
classificationPhosphate / Apatite supergroup
crystal systemHexagonal
mohs hardness5
density (g/cm³)3.19
colourWeakly zoned, sea blue
type localityKovdor massif, Murmansk, Russia
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)428592963
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2016-10003-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 428, 592, 963

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Specimen accompanied by a single typewritten card listing the locality and the year of collection. Original collection number illegible due to ink fade.