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Fluorapatite with Hornblende in Calcite from Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada

 
Fluorapatite with Hornblende in Calcite from Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada

Fluorapatite with Hornblende in Calcite from Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada

Fluorapatite with Hornblende in Calcite from Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada

Fluorapatite with Hornblende in Calcite from Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada

Fluorapatite with Hornblende in Calcite from Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada

Fluorapatite with Hornblende in Calcite from Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 62480
Mineral:Fluorapatite with Hornblende in Calcite
Locality:Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada
Description:Large cluster of lustrous translucent brown fluorapatite crystals to 36 mm frozen in translucent orange calcite with black hornblende crystals to 16 mm. The fluorapatite and hornblende crystals have post-crystallization fractures in-filled with calcite. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:16x11x7 cm
Crystals:2-36 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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