Fluorapatite on Calcite

Bear Lake area, Ontario, Canada
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm
Start Time: 01/30/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/09/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed

Item Description

A pretty triad of gemmy and lustrous, yellow-green fluorapatite crystals is dramatically frozen on the side of contrasting orange calcite. The primary crystal is 4.3 cm and all are doubly terminated with the terminations having a distinctive melted look. As with most such specimens, sold commercially, the friable matrix has been stabilized by the collector in a diluted glue. This is aesthetic for the locality.

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