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Fluorapatite from Boqueirãozinho, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

 
Fluorapatite from Boqueirãozinho, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Boqueirãozinho, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Boqueirãozinho, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Boqueirãozinho, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 66386
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Boqueirãozinho, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Description:Cluster of interconnected lustrous translucent blue fluorapatite crystals with no matrix. The fluorapatite crystals are tabular hexagonal form with shallow second-order pyramidal faces around the outer edges. Ex. Hawthorneden (Frank Melanson)
Overall Size:12x7x7 mm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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