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Fluorapatite on Muscovite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Fluorapatite on Muscovite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Fluorapatite on Muscovite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Fluorapatite on Muscovite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Fluorapatite on Muscovite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Fluorapatite on Muscovite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 81349
Mineral:Fluorapatite on Muscovite
Locality:Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Sparkling cluster of many lustrous translucent purple-pink fluorapatite crystals on silvery muscovite mica. The fluorapatite crystals are tabular hexagonal form, in aggregates of sub-parallel crystals. Ex. S. Kelland collection; acquired in 2010 from Ray Sprague (1946-2019)
Overall Size:6x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:0.5-1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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