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Fluorapatite in Calcite from Miller Mine, Ontario, Canada

 
Fluorapatite in Calcite from Miller Mine, Ontario, Canada

Fluorapatite in Calcite from Miller Mine, Ontario, Canada

Fluorapatite in Calcite from Miller Mine, Ontario, Canada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite in Calcite from Miller Mine, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 59284
Mineral:Fluorapatite in Calcite
Locality:Miller Mine, Ontario, Canada
Description:Four translucent brown-gray fluorapatite crystals in pinkish calcite that shows natural dissolution due to weathering. The fluorapatite crystals are elongated hexagonal form with mottled faces indicative of crystallizing simultaneously with the calcite. Ex. B. Gaber collection #93
Overall Size:10x6x4.5 cm
Crystals: 10-33 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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