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Fluorapatite on Albite from Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine

 
Fluorapatite on Albite from Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine

Fluorapatite on Albite from Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite on Albite from Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 53402
Mineral:Fluorapatite on Albite
Locality:Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Two tabular translucent green hexagonal fluorapatite crystals to 7 mm on crystallized albite matrix. The fluorapatite crystals fluoresce yellow under UV illumination. No exact locality was provided, but it possibly from the G.E. Pollucite Quarry.
Overall Size:24x20x10 mm
Crystals:5-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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