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Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-fluorapatite on Albite from Branchville Quarry, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut

 
Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-fluorapatite on Albite from Branchville Quarry, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-fluorapatite on Albite from Branchville Quarry, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-fluorapatite on Albite from Branchville Quarry, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-fluorapatite on Albite from Branchville Quarry, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 55393
Mineral:Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-fluorapatite on Albite
Locality:Branchville Quarry, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Description:Flat plate of bladed white albite with one face completely overgrown with lustrous transparent tan-colored carbonate-rich fluorapatite crystals (formerly the species Carbonate-fluorapatite). Ex. Boucher collection #1498
Overall Size:6.5x5x2 cm
Crystals:0.1-2.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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