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Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite (rare and good quality) 
Back to CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends December 15th
David Mosiah Prospect, Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
- Starting Time:12/8/2011 06:45:00 PM(CST)
- Ending Time:12/15/2011 06:45:00 PM(CST)
Time Left:Auction Is Closed
- Size:Thumbnail
- Size Description:1.1 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm
Description:The area around Cerro Huanaquino is best known for its excellent Magnetite specimens, but a close second behind these pieces are the attractive and very well crystallized Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite crystals. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite is actually a variety of Hydroxylapatite, and is well known from a fair number of world localities, but not often are the crystals as large, attractive and well-formed as the Bolivian specimens. This piece is a nice thumbnail sized specimen of Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite with well-defined hexagonal form, a soft peach-tan color, medium luster, and is somewhat translucent. It is one of the better crystals of this rare material that I have handled, and would make a great addition to a thumbnail suite, or a suite of Bolivian specimens. If you're a rare species collector, this is also a great opportunity to obtain a good sized single crystal of a species that is often only found in crude or microscopic crystals.
