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Fluorapatite (Hebron habit) on Albite from Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine

 
Fluorapatite (Hebron habit) on Albite from Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine

Fluorapatite (Hebron habit) on Albite from Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine

Fluorapatite (Hebron habit) on Albite from Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine

Fluorapatite (Hebron habit) on Albite from Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite (Hebron habit) on Albite from Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 75420
Mineral:Fluorapatite (Hebron habit) on Albite
Locality:Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Superb 5 mm water-clear lustrous transparent colorless fluorapatite crystal on crystallized lustrous white albite. The fluorapatite crystal exhibits the classic Hebron habit of six-sided shallow di-pyramidal form and fluoresces brightly under SW UV. Ex. Garza collection; collected ca. 1970
Overall Size:26x21x16 mm
Crystals:5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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