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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. 51950
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Description:Glassy crystals of transparent yellow fluorapatite with brown limonite stains in internal fractures. These fluorapatite crystals occur embedded in hematite and must be extracted (resulting in edges being chipped) before the ore is smelted.
Overall Size:20x12x8 mm
Crystals:10-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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