Chlorapatite

Ca5(PO4)3Cl

This sample of chlorapatite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Chlorapatite is a phosphate mineral that contains chlorine with the composition Ca5(PO4)3Cl. The sample at left is about 4 cm across and is from Snarum, Buskerud, Norway.

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