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Fluorapatite with Quartz from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

 
Fluorapatite with Quartz from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

Fluorapatite with Quartz from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite with Quartz from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 32378
Mineral:Fluorapatite with Quartz
Locality:Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Description:Shallow pocket lined with transparent yellow apatite crystals up to 10 mm mixed with colorless quartz crystals up to 3 mm and gray quartz, variety chalcedony in rounded aggregates that fluoresce bright green under UV illumination. Scattered damage.
Overall Size:7x5x3 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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