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Fluorapatite in Calcite from Sludyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

 
Fluorapatite in Calcite from Sludyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

Fluorapatite in Calcite from Sludyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 60205
Mineral:Fluorapatite in Calcite
Locality:Sludyanka, Lake Baikal, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia
Description:Two lustrous internally fractured transparent blue-green fluorapatite crystals in pale-orange calcite. The fluorapatite crystals have rounded edges that give them a melted appearance. One fluorapatite crystal is doubly-terminated, the other singly.
Overall Size:6x5.5x3 cm
Crystals:20-29 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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