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Fluorapatite from Medina, Fazenda Campo Lindo, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Fluorapatite from Medina, Fazenda Campo Lindo, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Medina, Fazenda Campo Lindo, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Medina, Fazenda Campo Lindo, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Medina, Fazenda Campo Lindo, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Medina, Fazenda Campo Lindo, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite from Medina, Fazenda Campo Lindo, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 64087
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Medina, Fazenda Campo Lindo, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow fluorapatite crystals complete on all faces except a small attachment point on one corner. The fluorapatite crystals are prismatic hexagonal form with pinacoid terminations and pyramidal edge faces. Fluoresces under SW UV.
Overall Size:4x1.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:6-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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