Apatite with
quartz on
microcline
Origin: Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America
Sample size: 5.7 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm (top/2nd row), 3.6 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm (3rd row),
5.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm (4th row), 7 x 4.5 x 4 cm (5th row), 10.5 x 7.2 x 5 cm
(6th/bottom row)
Apatite on
microcline
Origin: Sorre, Darra Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Sample size: 10.3 x 6.8 x 5 cm
Origin: Mogok, Burma
Sample size: 3.7 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
A cluster of tabular lavender-purple apatite crystals up to 1.2 cm across,
perched on the prism face of a partial
quartz
crystal.
Origin: Darrah Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 5.0x2.5x2.5 cm
Apatite on
albite (right and bottom photo under UV light)
Origin: La Marina Mine, Pauna, Boyaca, Colombia, South America
Sample size: 6.7 x 4.3 x 2.2 cm (top), 10 x 6 x 3.3 cm (2nd/bottom row)
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