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Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3]

Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

A 6 cm section of a large crystal of Fluorapatite with the outer 1 cm layer being deep blue and gemmy from a single find in 1998 at the Urucum mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 149360    View Count: 158

Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]

Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

An elegant miniature. The dipyramidal crystal of Fluorapatite, of almost tabular shape, has very well defined faces and edges and its luster and transparency are excellent. It is esthetically situated on a matrix of Albite crystals.
Urucum Mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Intense fluorescence short UV & fluorescent long UV
Found in ...
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 109768    View Count: 106

Multiple photos availableApatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3], Orthoclase : K[AlSi3O8]

Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Fluorapatite crystals up to 0,5cm on Orthoclase matrix with 3x3x3cm - March of 2008
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 159232    View Count: 81

Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3], Orthoclase : K[AlSi3O8]

Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Blue Fluorapatite crystal with 1,2cm on Orthoclase - March of 2008
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 162258    View Count: 73

Multiple photos availableApatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]

Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Blue Fluorapatite crystal with 2,5x2x1cm on Albite matrix - September of 2008
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 186251    View Count: 71
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