Fluorapatite, Chalcedony
Item number: MIN0404
Price: EUR 550.00
5x2,2,x2,1 cm in size, yellow-green, lustrous crystals of fluorapatite from Mexico iron deposit in Durango. The well contrasting translucent Fluorapatite in the quartz-chalcedony-hematite-pyroxene matrix is accompanied with few crystals of diopside-hedenbergit (pyroxene group). The bluish spherulitic Chalcedony fluorescents intensively yellow-green to blue in short UV. Such Chalcedony formation is relatively rare for Cerro de Mercado specimens. Fluorapatite crystals are a secondary mineral in this Mexican iron deposit.
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| Format | 24 (the sample fits or fills up the box of 65x65x25 mm. Sample might be higher than 25 mm) |
|---|---|
| Size | 70x65x35 mm |
| Crystal size (max.) | 55 mm |
| Weight | 135 g. |
| Locality | Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Mun. de Durango, Durango, Mexico |
| Accessory mineral(s) | Pyroxene, Quartz |