AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Maine > Fluorapatite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 20007 |
Mineral: | Fluorapatite |
Locality: | Pulsifer Quarry, Mt. Apatite, Androscoggin County, Maine |
Description: | Single crystal of gemmy, purple apatite from the famous mine on Mt. Apatite that produced the greatest apatite crystal ever found in the US (the Roebling apatite in the Smithsonian). The crystal is lustrous and has intense color. |
Overall Size: | 10x8x8 mm |
Crystals: | 10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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