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Fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

 
Fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

Fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 41992
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Description:Terminated transparent yellow apatite crystal in quartz matrix with the bottom sawn flat so it sits upright without support. One edge of the termination has a contact from another crystal or matrix. Crystal in matrix are difficult to obtain. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #425; acquired in 1988
Overall Size:5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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