Fluorapatite

  
Origin: Tory Hill, Ontario, Canada
Sample size: 2 x 2.5 x 12.5 cm
 

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Dan Weinrich

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Origin: Imilchil, Atlas, Mts., Morocco, Africa
Sample size: 1.7 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm (top), 1.4 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm (bottom)
 
  
This specimen of biotite and minor feldspar hosts crystals of fluorapatite to 0.8 cm across. The crystals are simple hexagonal crystals with pinacoidal terminations.
Origin: Onganja Mine, Seeis, nr. Windhoek, Namibia, Africa
Sample size: 6.7 x 5.1 x 3 cm
 

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John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

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Origin: Cerro de Mercado Mine, Durango, Mexico
Sample size: 5.5 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
 
  
Fluorapatite on muscovite, ex. Marion Godshaw Collection
Origin: Panasqueira, Portugal
Sample size: 7.8 x 7 x 5 cm (top), 5.3 x 4 x 3.5 cm (bottom)
 
  
Origin: Mt. Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford Co., Maine, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
 
  
Fluorapatite on quartz
Origin: Lavra do Pederneira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Martin Zinn collection
Sample size: 8.8 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm
 

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Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Origin: Megiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
Sample size: crystals to 6 mm
Owner: Steve Rust
 

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Steve Rust

 

 

  
Fluorapatite in calcite
Origin: Liscombe deposit, Monmouth Township, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada
Ex Marvin Pearce collection
Sample size: 16.5 x 8 x 1.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Yaogangxian mine, near Chenzhou, Yizhang Co., Hunan Province, China
Sample size: 17 x 20 x 9 mm
 

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Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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