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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

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 65089
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Description:Fourteen lustrous transparent yellow fluorapatite crystals with no matrix attached. These fluorapatite crystals were recovered from the iron ore where they are removed because they adversely affect the smelting of the ore.
Overall Size:7-14 mm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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