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Fluorapatite from Meramec Mine, Pea Ridge, Washington County, Missouri

 
Fluorapatite from Meramec Mine, Pea Ridge, Washington County, Missouri

Fluorapatite from Meramec Mine, Pea Ridge, Washington County, Missouri

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite from Meramec Mine, Pea Ridge, Washington County, Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 52105
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Meramec Mine, Pea Ridge, Washington County, Missouri
Description:Hexagonal translucent brown fluorapatite crystal with pyramidal termination and partial coating on some faces of a dark gray-black micromineral. The rear corner has a crystallized contact where it intersected an adjacent crystal. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection, employed by St. Joseph Lead Co. 1948-1951 at the Bonne Terre Mine, collected in 1950
Overall Size:28x22x21 mm
Crystals:28 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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