Apatite

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Rob Lavinsky

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Apatite with actinolite inclusions

Origin: Bonan, Warsek, NW Frontier Prov., Pakistan

Sample size: 2.6 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm (top), 3.7 x 2.7 x 0.8 cm (2nd row), 4.2 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm (3rd row), 3.7 x 2.6 x 0.7 cm (bottom)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Apatite on calcite

Origin: Liscombe Deposit, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada

Sample size: 4.2 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm (top), 3.2 x 3 x 1.5 cm (2nd row), 3.1 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm (3rd row), 5.2 x 3 x 1.4 cm (4th/bottom row)

 

Origin: Tormiq, Gilgit-Skardu Road, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Sample size: 7.5 x 6 x 5.4 cm

 

  

Apatite with muscovite

Origin: Hunza Valley, Pakistan

Sample size: 11 x 5.5 x 4 cm

 

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