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Apatite

$950.00

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Although there are thousands of apatites that have come from this mine to the market over time, this one stands out as a fine thumbnail for the obvious reasons you can see in the photos. It has a 100% gem clarity, so much so that when looking through the middle you see the matrix behind it. Razor sharp, it is absolute perfection. The main crystal is 1.8 cm across. While others may have thickness, color, or some association, this has a profound impact, simply from the outrageous upright display of this pristine, gem crystal. Competitive level thumbnail.

Product details

SpeciesApatite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.7 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Listed on10/23/2024
LocalityPortugal, Panasqueira Mines
SKUJNZ20-16

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Apatite
Mineral guide
Learn about Apatite
hexagonal crystals with vivid greens, blues, and violets; forms range from pegmatites to alpine pockets, valued for color, form, and affordability.
Apatite
Regional guide
Apatite from Panasqueira Mines, Portugal
from the Panasqueira Mines is one of the signature mineral classics of Europe: glassy, hexagonal fluorapatite, most often in green, blue-green, colorless, pale yellow, violet, or purple crystals, set against the unmistakable Panasqueira palette of silvery arsenopyrite, ribbed black ferberite, sparkling muscovite, siderite, quartz, pyrite, sphalerite, fluorite, calcite, and other vein minerals. In serious collections the label is usually shortened to “apatite,” but the collector-specimen species from Panasqueira is fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3F.