Fluorapatite
specimen number:
4951172
location:
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
description:
Glassy mostly gemmy double terminated barrel shaped crystal of fluorapatite 3.6 cm in length the set nicely up on matrix with several smaller fluorapatite crystals. Superb example for the species, this is in great condition. The fluorapatite crystals are brightly fluorescent under longwave ultraviolet light.
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