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Fluorapatite on Quartz and Orthoclase with Muscovite var. Gilbertite from Megiliggar Rocks, Breage, Cornwall, England

 
Fluorapatite on Quartz and Orthoclase with Muscovite var. Gilbertite from Megiliggar Rocks, Breage, Cornwall, England

Fluorapatite on Quartz and Orthoclase with Muscovite var. Gilbertite from Megiliggar Rocks, Breage, Cornwall, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 42405
Mineral:Fluorapatite on Quartz and Orthoclase with Muscovite var. Gilbertite
Locality:Megiliggar Rocks, Breage, Cornwall, England
Description:Lustrous hexagonal greenish-gray translucent apatite crystals up to 3.5 mm across on limonite-stained orthoclase matrix with golden crystals to 2 mm of gilbertite variety of muscovite mica. Ex, M. Merry
Overall Size:8x5x4 cm
Crystals:0.5-3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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