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Fluorapatite on Albite Sapo Mine, Doce valley, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil 51.0 x 42.0 x 42.0 mm A sharp, glassy, lustrous dark-forest-green Apatite crystal, measuring 39 x 28 x 17 mm, with slightly beveled edges is perched on a bed of white glassy Albite cystals. The Albite is sprinkled with green microcystals of Apatite and accented by several well formed green Apatite crystals. The face of the large Apatite has a series of solution pits adding to the interest. This is an outstanding specimen with no damage. (Author: GneissWare)

Fluorapatite on Albite

Sapo Mine, Doce valley, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

51.0 x 42.0 x 42.0 mm

A sharp, glassy, lustrous dark-forest-green Apatite crystal, measuring 39 x 28 x 17 mm, with slightly beveled edges is perched on a bed of white glassy Albite cystals. The Albite is sprinkled with green microcystals of Apatite and accented by several well formed green Apatite crystals. The face of the large Apatite has a series of solution pits adding to the interest. This is an outstanding specimen with no damage. (Author: GneissWare)

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