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Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3]
	Emmons Quarry (Uncle Tom Mt. Quarry), Uncle Tom Mt, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA Clear fluorapatite hexagonal prism with green phantom. Photo is about 4.3 mm in length. The fluorapatite fluoresces orange under SW UV light. Self-collected in 2000.
© SMS 2007	Photo ID: 86979    View Count: 123
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3]
	Emmons Quarry (Uncle Tom Mt. Quarry), Uncle Tom Mt, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA A three-lobed rosette of pale blue apatite-(CaF) about 6 mm across. Specimen was collected by Chad Cramer in July 2009. He included it in Box # 4 of the Great MinDat Micro-swap, from which I selected it for my collection. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.
© SMS 2009	Photo ID: 263289    View Count: 9
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3]
	Summit Rock, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA Clear elongated prism of apatite-(CaF) associated with ilmenite and enstatite. Photo is about 2.2 mm in length. Specimen was obtained from the give-away table at the November 2008 Cleveland Microminerals Symposium. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.
© SMS 2008	Photo ID: 197654    View Count: 53
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3]
	King Lithia Mine (King Fraction; King Lode; Equality), Greyhound Gulch, Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA Curiously zoned apatite-(CaF) crystals associated with quartz on a specimen I acquired at the 2009 Detroit Mineral Show. The specimen was collected by Marc and Debra Wilson in 1981. See Min Rec, Volume 15, No. 6, pp 361-366. Marc and Debra were at the Detroit Show, and I had the good fortune to talk with them about the King Lithia Mine and the ...
© SMS 2009	Photo ID: 255858    View Count: 10
Apophyllite, Actinolite (Var: Byssolite) : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2
	Fairfax quarry (Centreville Quarry; Sisslers Quarry), Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA Very small crystal of apophyllite associated with actinolite, v. byssolite. Photo is about 2.1 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.
© SMS 2007	Photo ID: 140716    View Count: 90
Apophyllite-(KF) : KCa4[(F,OH)|Si8O20] · 8H2O
	Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada Clear pseudo-cuboctahedral crystal of apophyllite. Photo is 2.5 mm in length and was taken by Steve Stuart. The specimen is in his collection. Associated minerals are albite, arfvedsonite and numerous others not yet identified.
© SMS 2005	Photo ID: 32391    View Count: 353
Aragonite : CaCO3
	Jeffrey Quarry and Mill (Jeffrey Limestone Quarry), Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan, USA Exceptionally clear and highly fluorescent aragonite crystals in a vug in limestone. Photo ia about 8.6 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.
© SMS 2007	Photo ID: 97448    View Count: 109
Aragonite : CaCO3
	Jeffrey Quarry and Mill (Jeffrey Limestone Quarry), Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan, USA Group of clear fluorescent aragonite blades in a vug. Photo is about 8.6 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart. Ex collection of Pat Rutowski, Midwest Mineralogical and Lapidary Society.
© SMS 2008	Photo ID: 157406    View Count: 87
Arfvedsonite : [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+][(OH)2|Si8O22]
	Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada Doubly terminated arfvedsonite crystal. Photo is 2.5 mm in length. Although not shown clearly, the arfvedonite crystal is etched. The yellowish mineral to the left is not ID'ed. Any thoughts? Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart
© Steve Stuart 2005	Photo ID: 37255    View Count: 428
Arsenopyrite : FeAsS - (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS
	Golden Cross Mine, Waihi, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand Arsenopyrite associated with fluorescent calcite. Photo is 2.5 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart
© SMS 2006	Photo ID: 48580    View Count: 249

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