gem FLUORAPATITE, SIDERITE


Specimen: #17351
Locality: Panasqueira Mine (Couto Mineiro da Panasqueira), Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Size: 28mm x 27mm x 15mm
Size description: Toenail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Sculptural specimen of gem Fluorapatite crystals decorated with Siderite from the famous Panasqueira mine, Portugal. It displays sharp tabular Fluorapatite crystals up to 8mm. They are colorless with grey-green hue. The luster is glassy and the crystals are transparent and gem. One yellow-green Siderite plate grows on the Fluorapatite making attractive finish. For references see the 2014 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 45, # 1. In excellent condition – some side contacts. On acrylic base.

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gem FLUORAPATITE, SIDERITE

gem FLUORAPATITE, SIDERITE

gem FLUORAPATITE, SIDERITE

gem FLUORAPATITE, SIDERITE