Apatite

  
 
  
Green apatite with tourmaline growing into the apatite and quartz
Origin: Panasqueira Mine, Beira-Baixa, Portugal
Sample size: 9.9 x 6.0 x 5.7 cm (top/2nd row), 5.6 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm (3rd/bottom row)
 
  
Origin: Ze Pinto Prospect, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 3.8 x 2.2 x 2 cm
 
  
Apatite on albite
Origin: Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 2.8 cm
 
  
Apatite on quartz
Origin: Nyet, Braldu Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan
Sample size: 4.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Medina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Ernie Schlichter collection
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Apatite on calcite
Origin: Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada
Ex. Polak collection
Sample size: 7 x 8 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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