Fluorapatite, Topaz, Muscovite, Quartz

Specimen ID: UV0-QD0

Mineral(s)
Fluorapatite : Ca5(PO4)3F
Topaz : Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Muscovite : KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz : SiO2
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
7.2cm x 7cm x 5cm
Events

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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 fluorapatite 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 excellent example of a rare association and with the quartz in the middle is a striking combo piece from an important locality.
Robert Lavinsky - 5th July 2005
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