Fluorapatite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm
Start Time: 04/19/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/26/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A classic specimen of Fluorapatite from Panasqueira featuring sharp, thick, tabular, translucent crystals measuring up to 2.1 cm with minor Muscovite The crystals show a bicolor with a soft greenish hue on the exterior and a dark green color in the "cores" of the crystals. The piece is in good shape overall, with only a few superficial nicks. A great old specimen of this beloved material. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#6938). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).

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