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Fluorapatite from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutskaya Oblast, Russia

 
Fluorapatite from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutskaya Oblast, Russia

Fluorapatite from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutskaya Oblast, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 82454
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutskaya Oblast, Russia
Description:Lustrous translucent dark-blue fluorapatite crystal with no surrounding matrix. The fluorapatite crystal has rounded edges, caused by simultaneous crystallization with the surrounding calcite, that give it a melted appearance. Ex. Miller collection T1296
Overall Size:16x13x12 mm
Crystals:13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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