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Fluorapatite (twinned crystals) from Crystal Lode Pegmatite, Devil's Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado

 
Fluorapatite (twinned crystals) from Crystal Lode Pegmatite, Devil's Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 35380
Mineral:Fluorapatite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Crystal Lode Pegmatite, Devil's Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado
Description:Large translucent yellow apatite crystals, twinned through the middle. The twin plane is visible on the termination and by the reentrant crystal faces on the edge. Internally the apatite is translucent to transparent. The top edge is chipped.
Overall Size:25x24x22 mm
Crystals:25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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