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Fluorapatite from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Fluorapatite from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorapatite from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorapatite from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 78737
Mineral:Fluorapatite
Locality:Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent pink fluorapatite crystal fully crystallized on all faces except the bottom edge where it was attached to matrix accompanied by Currier's unusual string-and-tag catalog number that was glued to the bottom. The fluorapatite fluoresces pink under LW-SW UV illumination. Ex. Rock Currier (1940-2015) Collection #4867
Overall Size:14x13x4 mm
Crystals:14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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