07618 - Lustrous Yellow Green Apatite Crystal on Calcite Matrix - Imilchil (Morocco) Basilosaurus Jaws what makes difficult its fossilization

what makes difficult its fossilization process

Fossils of various species have been found on all continents except Antarctica

The dental morphology of P

It has some small glued fractures

It is a small piece which deserves to be in any collection

07618 - Lustrous Yellow Green Apatite Crystal on Calcite Matrix - Imilchil (Morocco) Basilosaurus Jaws what makes difficult its fossilizationApatite 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.