Fluorapatite with Hematite after Magnetite
specimen number:
8034805
location:
Cerro de Mercado mine, Durango, Mexico
description:
Mostly gemmy glassy terminated crystals of fluorapatite to 1.3 cm in size across the front of this matrix with crystallized quartz and octahedral crystals of what were once magnetite to 1.5 cm in size now replaced by hematite. Classic Mexican material, this one in good condition with slight chipping present along the lower edge of the matrix.
Size: 9.0 x 7.0 x 4.0 cm (small-cabinet)
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