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Fluorapatite on Beryl from Nagir, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Fluorapatite on Beryl from Nagir, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluorapatite on Beryl from Nagir, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluorapatite on Beryl from Nagir, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite on Beryl from Nagir, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 16783
Mineral:Fluorapatite on Beryl
Locality:Nagir, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Transparent, pink apatite crystal 15 mm across, perched on aquamarine beryl crystals 6 cm long. The specimen has limonite staining that could be removed. The apatite crystal fluoresces bright yellow under UV illumination.
Overall Size:9x6x4 cm
Crystals:15-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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