Turquoise ps. Apatite

Specimen ID: HK8-18H

Title
Turquoise ps. Apatite
Locality
As recorded:
Cumobabi Mine, Cumpas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Dimensions
31mm x 21mm x 9mm
Description
Turquoise has replaced hexagonal prismatic crystals of apatite. The turquoise replacement is believed to have occurred as a part of either late copper mineralization in or supergene leaching of breccia pipes. The form is exceptionally sharp; the lower left crystal is incomplete.
Previous data
Mineral(s)
Turquoise, ApatiteNone listed
Name withheld

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