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Fluorapatite with Cookeite and Bertrandite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Fluorapatite with Cookeite and Bertrandite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 16457
Mineral:Fluorapatite with Cookeite and Bertrandite
Locality:Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Deep purple apatite crystals up to 5 mm on white albite matrix with greenish micro crystals of cookeite and colorless bertrandite crystals up to 3 mm. There are so many crystals, at odd angles, it is very hard to photograph - must be seen in person.
Overall Size:2x1.5x1 cm
Crystals:micro to 5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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