AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Fluorapatite var. Saamite (REE-Sr-Apatite) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 16253 |
Mineral: | Fluorapatite var. Saamite (REE-Sr-Apatite) |
Locality: | Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia |
Description: | Terminated crystal of translucent saamite (REE-Sr-Apatite) without any matrix. Though saamite is often identified as belovite, local geologist actually consider this mineral to be fluorapatite (Pekov, 2000). |
Overall Size: | 16x15x13 mm |
Crystals: | 16 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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