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Fluorapatite from Darra-i-Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

 
Fluorapatite from Darra-i-Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Fluorapatite from Darra-i-Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Fluorapatite from Darra-i-Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Fluorapatite from Darra-i-Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 70194
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Darra-i-Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Description:Double-sided plate of pale-brown muscovite-cookeite with translucent pale-purple fluorapatite crystals scattered over the front and rear. The largest fluorapatite crystal is stubby hexagonal form with basal pinacoid termination with secondary edge faces. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:22x14x9 mm
Crystals:micro to 5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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