Fluorapatite With Topaz on Zinnwaldite and Quartz
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This material, I am told, came from one pocket in the late 1970s. I have seen only 3 specimens for sale out there. All 3 I have seen feature very unusual wheat-sheaf-like apatite crystals of a pastel yellow hue, in association with small crystals (2-5mm) of faintly blue topaz in association, as this one does scatterred about! This is an excelleent example of a rare association and with the quartz in the middle is a striking combo piece from an important and now-defunct locality. (NOTE: Not a Hansen piece, but one I have had from another collection that fits in well here)
Product details
SpeciesTopaz, Fluorapatite, Quartz, Zinnwaldite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.2 x 7.0 x 5.0 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityPortugal, Panasqueira Mines
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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hard, glassy orthorhombic crystals from pegmatites and rhyolites; colors range from colorless to pink; sharp terminations aid identification, localitie…Regional guide
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