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Fluorapatite from Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine

 
Fluorapatite from Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine

Fluorapatite from Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine

Fluorapatite from Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite from Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 82312
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine
Description:Small cluster of lustrous transparent-to-translucent purple fluorapatite crystals with no matrix attached. The fluorapatite crystals are stubby hexagonal form, with flat basal pinacoid termination faces. Fluoresces pale yellow under LW UV illumination. Ex. Miller collection T966; collected by Jeff Morrison
Overall Size:14x9x6 mm
Crystals:4-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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