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Fluorapatite on Calcite from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

 
Fluorapatite on Calcite from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

Fluorapatite on Calcite from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 44097
Mineral:Fluorapatite on Calcite
Locality:Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia
Description:Translucent blue apatite crystals on yellow calcite matrix. The apatite crystals have lustrous surfaces that looked like they melted, the result of simultaneously crystallizing with the surrounding calcite.
Overall Size:5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:22-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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