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Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Plain Jane Pocket, Emmons Quarry, Greenwood, Maine

 
Fluorapatite with Bertrandite from Plain Jane Pocket, Emmons Quarry, Greenwood, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 17616
Mineral:Fluorapatite with Bertrandite
Locality:Plain Jane Pocket, Emmons Quarry, Greenwood, Maine
Description:Vuggy matrix of greenish-white bertrandite crystals coated with many deep-purple apatite crystals up to 3.5 mm. Purple apatite is one of the most sought-after minerals from Maine. The back side shows many translucent bertrandite crystals. Discovered in August, 2000
Overall Size:2.5x2x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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