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Fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

 
Fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

Fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

Fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 49484
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow apatite crystals to 22 mm long on colorless quartz chalcedony. The apatite formed first, then was conglomerated with the hematite and quartz which is why some crystals are incomplete.
Overall Size:4x3x3 cm
Crystals:7-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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