Fluorapatite, Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite Group

Specimen ID: W79-KCG

Mineral(s)
Fluorapatite : Ca5(PO4)3F
Quartz : SiO2
Muscovite : KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
40mm x 25mm x 28mm
Events

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A novelty at the Sainte Marie 2020 Virtual show: Group of elongated pale yellow to violet Fluorapatite crystals with zoning that forms white geometric bands in the terminal areas, on a transparent Quartz crystal, with small Chlorite coatings and leafy aggregates of Muscovite . This piece, completely different from those known until now from Panasqueira, comes from a small vug that produced few specimens. Minas da Panasqueira, level 0, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal Found in: 02/2020. Reference: NG76AL5
Jordi Fabre - 24th February 2023

Photo added to mindat.org

A novelty at the Sainte Marie 2020 Virtual show: Group of elongated pale yellow to violet Fluorapatite crystals with zoning that forms white geometric bands in the terminal areas, on a transparent Quartz crystal, with small Chlorite coatings and leafy aggregates of Muscovite . This piece, completely different from those known until now from Panasqueira, comes from a small vug that produced few specimens. Minas da Panasqueira, level 0, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal Found in: 02/2020 Specimen size: 4 × 2.5 × 2.8 cm = 1.57” × 0.98” × 1.10” Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.6 cm = 0.71” × 0.24” Zoned fluorescence long & short UV Reference: NG76AL5
Jordi Fabre - 24th February 2023
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