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Fluorapatite from Sapo Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Fluorapatite from Sapo Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Sapo Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Sapo Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Sapo Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite from Sapo Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 65602
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Sapo Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent pale-green fluorapatite crystals in twisted linear aggregates that have a hollow centers running through aggregates. The fluorapatite crystals fluoresce yellow-orange under SW UV illumination. Ex. D. Miller collection #M2593, collected ca. 2007
Overall Size:3.8x2x2 cm
Crystals:4-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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