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Fluorapatite Feldspar

Unknown Owner
This specimen is superbly aesthetic. A large lustrous undamaged dark green apatite crystal sits perfectly centered atop a bed of sparkling white feldspar. For a collector looking for a specimen from this famous one time find in 2007 it does not get much better for this size. Really just a striking piece considering its locality and aesthetics.

Product details

Species
Fluorapatite, FeldsparAbout Fluorapatite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.8 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm
Added on03/26/2025
Locality
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Sapo MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
09/2025Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—DanZ RockshopNot disclosed

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Fluorapatite
Mineral guide
Learn about Fluorapatite
glassy hexagonal prisms in green, blue, yellow, pink, and more; valued for color, luster, and standout localities like Panasqueira and Sapo Mine.
Fluorapatite
Regional guide
Fluorapatite from Sapo Mine, Brazil
from the Sapo Mine is one of the signature modern apatites of eastern Brazil: sharp, lustrous, intensely green to yellow-green crystals set against pale feldspar, bladed albite, muscovite, and quartz from a complex granitic pegmatite in the Aimorés pegmatite district of Minas Gerais. The classic Sapo look is not the common stubby hexagonal apatite prism of many pegmatites, but a suite of distinctive forms: compressed prismatic crystals with colorless margins, stacked elongated aggregates, flattened dipyramidal apatite-group crystals, and occasional sculptural “cast” or near-hollow pieces that seem to have grown around a vanished core.