Apatite (Var: Pseudoapatite), Quartz
Churprinz Friedrich August Erbstolln Mine, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Beige coloured hexagonal "pseudoapatite" crystals on quartz from Churprinz mine. Although those from the Lorenz Gegentrum are more known today, the Churprinz mine is the type locality for "pseudoapatite".
Old Bergakademie Freiberg material.
© Andreas Gerstenberg