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Schorl Tourmaline, Fluorapatite, Albite var. Cleavelandite from Bulochi, near Shengus, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 55573
Mineral:	Schorl Tourmaline, Fluorapatite, Albite var. Cleavelandite
Locality:	Bulochi, near Shengus, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:	Lustrous opaque black schorl tourmaline 45 mm long with platy white albite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 25 mm with a pale-pink fluorapatite crystals to 20 mm. The fluorapatite bright fluoresces yellow under UV illumination.
Overall Size:	4.5x4x4 cm
Crystals:	10-45 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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