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Specimen of fluorapatite from the famous Cerro de Mercado mine in Mexico. The main crystal is prismatic, terminating in the faces of the hexagonal dipyramid. The luster and transparency are excellent and the color is very intense greenish yellow. It is arranged on a calcite matrix containing elongated augite crystals.
Specimen of fluorapatite from the famous Cerro de Mercado mine in Mexico. It is presented as a prismatic crystal terminated by the faces of hexagonal dipyramids. The transparency and brilliance are excellent and the color is very intense yellow. It is arranged on a matrix containing hematite and small augite crystals.
Group of prismatic fluorapatite crystals, with faces of the prism and the hexagonal dipyramids. The transparence and brilliance areexcellent and the yellow color is very intense. This specimen was photographed in some books that Joan Astor published in issuu [online page 86]. It is accompanied in the matrix with hyaline opal aggregates. It was acquired in 1980 from Bailey Minerals (Ángel Jesús Talabán García, Segovia 1942-Madrid 2007). A very aesthetic and good size piece.