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Fluorapatite, Magnetite, Feldspar, Biotite var. Lepidomelane from Princess Sodalite Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

 
Fluorapatite, Magnetite, Feldspar, Biotite var. Lepidomelane from Princess Sodalite Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

Fluorapatite, Magnetite, Feldspar, Biotite var. Lepidomelane from Princess Sodalite Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

Fluorapatite, Magnetite, Feldspar, Biotite var. Lepidomelane from Princess Sodalite Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 37199
Mineral:Fluorapatite, Magnetite, Feldspar, Biotite var. Lepidomelane
Locality:Princess Sodalite Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
Description:Lustrous prismatic green-brown apatite crystals up to 20 mm on brown limonite-stained magnetite with black Fe-rich mica formerly called lepidomelane. This is a complex specimen and must be carefully studied to appreciate. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #5181; ex S. Alverson in 1982
Overall Size:11x8x6 cm
Crystals:3-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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