Fluorapatite, Muscovite, Chlorite Group

Specimen ID: XPN-5DW

Mineral(s)
Fluorapatite : Ca5(PO4)3F
Muscovite : KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
77mm x 58mm x 56mm
Events

Photo added to mindat.org

A novelty at the Sainte Marie 2020 Virtual show: Elongated pale yellow to violet Fluorapatite crystals with zoning that forms white geometric bands in the terminal areas, on matrix, with spheroidal aggregates of Muscovite coated with Chlorite. The specimen, completely different from those known so far from Panasqueira, comes from a small vug that produced few pieces. Minas da Panasqueira, level 0, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal Found in: 02/2020. Reference: ND28AL5
Jordi Fabre - 24th February 2023

Photo added to mindat.org

A novelty at the Sainte Marie 2020 Virtual show: Elongated pale yellow to violet Fluorapatite crystals with zoning that forms white geometric bands in the terminal areas, on matrix, with spheroidal aggregates of Muscovite coated with Chlorite. The specimen, completely different from those known so far from Panasqueira, comes from a small vug that produced few pieces. 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: 7.7 × 5.8 × 5.6 cm = 3.03” × 2.28” × 2.20” Main crystal size: 3.5 × 1.0 cm = 1.38” × 0.39” Zoned fluorescence long & short UV Reference: ND28AL5
Jordi Fabre - 24th February 2023

Photo added to mindat.org

A novelty at the Sainte Marie 2020 Virtual show: Elongated pale yellow to violet Fluorapatite crystals with zoning that forms white geometric bands in the terminal areas, on matrix, with spheroidal aggregates of Muscovite coated with Chlorite. The specimen, completely different from those known so far from Panasqueira, comes from a small vug that produced few pieces. 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: 7.7 × 5.8 × 5.6 cm = 3.03” × 2.28” × 2.20” Main crystal size: 3.5 × 1.0 cm = 1.38” × 0.39” Zoned fluorescence long & short UV Reference: ND28AL5
Jordi Fabre - 24th February 2023
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