| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Fluorapatite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 52107 |
| Mineral: | Fluorapatite |
| Locality: | Meramec Mine, Pea Ridge, Washington County, Missouri |
| Description: | Hexagonal translucent brown fluorapatite crystal with pyramidal termination and partial coating on some faces of a dark gray-black micromineral. These fluorapatite crystals were never common from this old mine and are highly sought by collectors. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection, employed by St. Joseph Lead Co. 1948-1951 at the Bonne Terre Mine, collected in 1950 |
| Overall Size: | 4x3.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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