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Fluorapatite (color zoned) from Capoeira Mine, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

 
Fluorapatite (color zoned) from Capoeira Mine, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Fluorapatite (color zoned) from Capoeira Mine, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Fluorapatite (color zoned) from Capoeira Mine, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 90129
Mineral:Fluorapatite (color zoned)
Locality:Capoeira Mine, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent blue-black fluorapatite crystal with remnants of matrix on the bottom. The fluorapatite crystal is tabular hexagonal form with secondary edge faces. The fluorapatite has a colorless translucent center core zone.
Overall Size:14x12x8 mm
Crystals:14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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