Fluorapatite with Elbaite
specimen number:
4951129
location:
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
description:
A choice colorless perfect tabular lustrous slightly translucent crystal of fluorapatite hosting a lustrous black terminated crystal of schorl. There are no points of attachment, this is complete all around and in great condition. Under long wave ultraviolet light, the fluorapatite crystal is brilliantly fluorescent. The schorl crystal measures 1.5 cm in length.
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