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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