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Fluorapatite pseudomorphs after Calcite from Asterillo Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

 
Fluorapatite pseudomorphs after Calcite from Asterillo Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Fluorapatite pseudomorphs after Calcite from Asterillo Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 38600
Mineral:Fluorapatite pseudomorphs after Calcite
Locality:Asterillo Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Description:Yellow-gray apatite (exact species unknown) pseudomorphs after calcite crystals up to 30 mm long. This is an aesthetically-challenged specimen but quite rare and with an old label listing it's history back to Vargas. Ex. Vargas in 1964
Overall Size:5x5x3 cm
Crystals:3-30 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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