A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Apatite |
|---|---|
| Description | This is an unusually large (6 cm tall) single crystal of apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl). It comes from a pegmatite in Quebec, just northwest of Ottawa, Ontario. The pegmatites, quarries and mines of that region are know for the many spectacular mineral specimens they produce. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Precambrian |
| Geologic province | Grenville |
| Location | Canada ▹ Quebec. Near Otter Lake. Huddersfield Township. |
| Photographer | Neil Kadrmas. 2001-05-01. |
| Collection | Dexter Perkins Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | apatite, pegmatite |
| Tech details | 261 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 440 |
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