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Fluorapatite from Panasqueira Mine, Barroca Grande, 21 km. west of Fundao, Castelo Branco, Portugal

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 78757
Mineral:	Fluorapatite
Locality:	Panasqueira Mine, Barroca Grande, 21 km. west of Fundao, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Description:	Lustrous transparent-to-translucent greenish-gray fluorapatite crystals with no attached matrix. The fluorapatite crystals are tabular hexagonal form with flat basal pinacoid terminations modified by shallow pyramidal edge faces.
Overall Size:	32x28x18 mm
Crystals:	20-27 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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