Apatite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)

Mawi, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Thumbnail, 1.21 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Start Time: 01/26/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/02/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A wonderful purple Apatite crystal from Afghanistan. The form is fairly atypical in my experience, with a prismatic habit, as they tend to be much more tabular / flattened. You rarely see such well-formed and lustrous purple crystals from any locality, let alone crystals that are so well crystallized all the way around. This one is not etched or "rough" on the exterior. It's rather gemmy, and the color is really attractive. Classic gem pegmatite material. Good crystallized purple Apatites are not that common on the market. Ex Brian Kosnar Collection.

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