Apatite, Tourmaline

Specimen ID: 7RL-HP1

Mineral(s)
Apatite : Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Tourmaline : AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Locality
Mindat locality:
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Size: H:2.9cm x W:4.1cm x D:2.9cm Largest Crystal: 0.9cm Description Glassy flat lying prisms of apatite cover a tourmaline crystals flanked by fragments of goshenite beryl. The tourmaline is embedded in albite and has a indistinct termination and very deep green/black colour. The apatite is pale pink at the centre and clear to the edges. Under SW UV there is a bright yellow response with the clearer zones appearing bluish.
Mark Wrigley - 30th June 2010

Photo added to mindat.org

Size: H:2.9cm x W:4.1cm x D:2.9cm Largest Crystal: 0.9cm Description Glassy flat lying prisms of apatite cover a tourmaline crystals flanked by fragments of goshenite beryl. The tourmaline is embedded in albite and has a indistinct termination and very deep green/black colour. The apatite is pale pink at the centre and clear to the edges. Under SW UV there is a bright yellow response with the clearer zones appearing bluish.
Mark Wrigley - 30th June 2010

Photo added to mindat.org

Size: H:2.9cm x W:4.1cm x D:2.9cm Largest Crystal: 0.9cm Description Glassy flat lying prisms of apatite cover a tourmaline crystals flanked by fragments of goshenite beryl. The tourmaline is embedded in albite and has a indistinct termination and very deep green/black colour. The apatite is pale pink at the centre and clear to the edges. Under SW UV there is a bright yellow response with the clearer zones appearing bluish.
Mark Wrigley - 30th June 2010

Photo added to mindat.org

Size: H:2.9cm x W:4.1cm x D:2.9cm Largest Crystal: 0.9cm Description Glassy flat lying prisms of apatite cover a tourmaline crystals flanked by fragments of goshenite beryl. The tourmaline is embedded in albite and has a indistinct termination and very deep green/black colour. The apatite is pale pink at the centre and clear to the edges. Under SW UV there is a bright yellow response with the clearer zones appearing bluish.
Mark Wrigley - 30th June 2010

Photo added to mindat.org

Size: H:2.9cm x W:4.1cm x D:2.9cm Largest Crystal: 0.9cm Description Glassy flat lying prisms of apatite cover a tourmaline crystals flanked by fragments of goshenite beryl. The tourmaline is embedded in albite and has a indistinct termination and very deep green/black colour. The apatite is pale pink at the centre and clear to the edges. Under SW UV there is a bright yellow response with the clearer zones appearing bluish.
Mark Wrigley - 30th June 2010
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