Apatite

Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 05/25/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/01/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Here we have a nice thumbnail specimen of rich green Apatites from the famous Sapo mine from a few years ago. These crystals have a hexagonal prismatic form, with pyramidal modifications on the terminations. The ends of the crystals are nearly colorless. It appears that Sapo may never produce these attractive specimens of these unusual Apatites again. The piece has a contact on one end, and even though the other end looks broken, it actually is recrystallized and filled with little crsytal faces.

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