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Quartz var. Faden
Quartz var. Faden
Dara Ismael Khan District, Waziristan, Pakistan
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Arusha, Merelani, Tanzania
Adamite on Limonite
Adamite on Limonite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Opal (rough and cut)
Opal (rough and cut)
Shoa Province, Ethiopia
Diopside
Diopside
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania
Opal var. Hyalite
Opal var. Hyalite
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Fluorapatite

Fluorapatite

sold
Locality
Mercado Mine, Durango, Mexico
Minerals
Fluorapatite
Dimensions
2.4 x 1.0 x .8 cm
Size class
Thumbnail
SID
APATITE6

This apatite is found in the "market Mine," nearby the famous Ojuela mine nearby Durango, Mexico. I have been buying these crystals for over 12 years, and finding gemmy crystals in good condition is difficult, primarily because the crystals are not in their original matrix, as the deposit collapsed millions of years ago. Occasionally clusters are available, and they look like someone mixed up apatite crystals in cement and let it dry. Production has been terrible over the last 3 years. This one was mined about 6 years ago.

This is a beautiful, gemmy Apatite crystal. It is ultra-bright and distinctly yellow. There is a micro chip below the termination edge (not eye catching). These gemmy crystals are really hard to find anymore.

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