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Fluorapatite with Quartz in Hematite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

 
Fluorapatite with Quartz in Hematite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

Fluorapatite with Quartz in Hematite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

Fluorapatite with Quartz in Hematite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 78445
Mineral:Fluorapatite with Quartz in Hematite
Locality:Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow fluorapatite crystals to 13 mm with colorless quartz in brown metallic hematite. The fluorapatite formed first, then was conglomerated with the hematite and quartz which is why some fluorapatite crystals are incomplete. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:23x20x15 mm
Crystals:4-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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