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DESCRIPTION: | No. 90116 |
Mineral: | Fluorapatite on Feldspar |
Locality: | Sorre, Darrah Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan |
Description: | Double-sided specimen of lustrous translucent purple compound-crystals of fluorapatite on contrasting white feldspar. The surfaces of the fluorapatite crystals are composed of many parallel smaller crystal faces. |
Overall Size: | 32x31x30 mm |
Crystals: | 16-18 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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