Fluorapatite with Quartz, Dolomite
specimen number:
1604200
location:
Panasqueira Mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal
description: An attractive translucent lustrous purple crystal of fluorapatite to 1.4 cm laying perched fine cluster of large double terminated colorless gemmy lustrous quartz crystals. This is crystallized all around with no points of attachment, the specimen is in good condition as seen. White rhombohedral crystals of dolomite are scattered throughout. The fluorapatite crystal is fluorescent under longwave ultraviolet light.
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