Brazilianite, Apatite

Specimen ID: 0U4-M23

Mineral(s)
Brazilianite : NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Apatite : Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Locality
As recorded:
Corrego Frio Mine, Minas Gerais, Lin
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
58mm x 35mm x 20mm
weight: 60.9g
Description
A beautiful, gemmy, and lustrous brazilianite hosts a gemmy kelly green apatite. This was collected at the original Corrego Frio by Ed Swoboda in late 1944. The pegmatite is 99% quartz, so albite, feldspar, and phosphates are
Previous data
Mineral(s)
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