Fluorapatite

  

Origin: Greifenstein, Saxony, Germany

Sample size: 7.5 x 3 x 4.8 cm

 

Origin: Boyaca, Columbia

Sample size: 30 mm in height

 

  

Origin: Sao Jose do Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 2.5 x 2.5 x 6.5 cm

 

     

Fluorapatite on muscovite

Origin: Jose Pinto mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 4 x 2.5 x 5 cm

 

  

 

  

Origin: Pea Ridge mine, Washington Co., Missouri, U.S.A.

Sample size: 3.5 x 3 x 5.5 cm (top), 4 cm in length (bottom)

 

  

A gemmy pale pinkish purple glassy fluorapatite crystal measuring 9 mm across is set nicely on matrix with small gemmy transparent quartz crystals.

Origin: Rhone Glacier, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Ex. U.S. National Museum, Bosch and Willy Hirsch collections

Sample size: 4.9 x 3 x 2.7 cm

 

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Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  

 

  

Origin: King Lithia mine, Pennington Co., South Dakota, United States

Sample size: 8 x 5 x 4 cm (top), 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm (bottom)

 

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Origin: Sorre, Darrah Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Ex. Keith Hayes collection

Sample size: 3.8 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm

 

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