Apatite, Hydroxylapatite, Fluorapatite, Phosphorite, Pyrite, Dolomite, Quartz

Specimen ID: LCC-KCU

Mineral(s)
Apatite : Ca5(PO4)3A
Hydroxylapatite : Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Fluorapatite : Ca5(PO4)3F
Pyrite : FeS2
Dolomite : CaMg(CO3)2
Quartz : SiO2
Locality
Mindat locality:
Certificates
There are no recognised certificates attached to this specimen. Note that minID is issued automatically and does not on its own guarantee the correctness of the information shown here.
Collections
Collected by:
Events

Photo added to mindat.org

Microphotograph and SEM-AsB image of a brachiopod shell from the Toolse phosphorite deposit, Estonia. The layers correspond to different recrystallisation of the initial shell material (e.g., organic laminae and shell structure) by secondary phosphatisation during the diagenesis.
Sophie Graul - 3rd June 2024
Liked by
No-one has added this to their favourites.
Log in to comment/edit
Other options
1,959,355 minIDs have been issued as of 3rd Jun 2026 10:45 pm UTC