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Fluorapatite with Albite from Shah Nassir Peak, Nyet, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Fluorapatite with Albite from Shah Nassir Peak, Nyet, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluorapatite with Albite from Shah Nassir Peak, Nyet, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluorapatite with Albite from Shah Nassir Peak, Nyet, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluorapatite with Albite from Shah Nassir Peak, Nyet, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite with Albite from Shah Nassir Peak, Nyet, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 55414
Mineral:Fluorapatite with Albite
Locality:Shah Nassir Peak, Nyet, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Translucent pink fluorapatite crystal with white albite included in the bottom. The fluorapatite crystal is hexagonal form with shallow pyramidal faces and secondary edge faces on the sides. The fluorapatite fluoresces yellow under UV illumination.
Overall Size:2.5x2x2 cm
Crystals:25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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