07622 - Lustrous Yellow Green Apatite Crystals on Brecciated Matrix - Imilchil (Morocco) Gruenewaldtia Impressive specimen that preserves its
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Impressive specimen that preserves its natural root practically in its entirety
Full reference: C
Acuticryphops
in a formal way
a quite common species in the phosphate quarries of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco)
07622 - Lustrous Yellow Green Apatite Crystals on Brecciated Matrix - Imilchil (Morocco) Gruenewaldtia Impressive specimen that preserves itsApatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually referring to hydroxylapatite, fluorapatite and chlorapatite, with high concentrations of OH, F and Cl ions, respectively, in the crystal. The formula of the admixture of the three most common endmembers is written as Ca10(PO4)6(OH,F,Cl)2.