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Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 63975
Mineral:Fluorapatite with Bertrandite
Locality:Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Small cluster of lustrous transparent purple fluorapatite crystals to 7 mm intermixed transparent colorless (white) bladed bertrandite crystals to 5 mm. The fluorapatite crystals are prismatic form with flat basal pinacoid terminations. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:27x16x13 mm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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