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Fluorapatite with Ferberite, Quartz and Muscovite
Fluorapatite with Ferberite, Quartz and Muscovite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Fluorapatite with Ferberite, Quartz and Muscovite. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

Recorded under neon light
Fluorapatite with Ferberite, Quartz and Muscovite  

WRM47CD2: Crystals of Fluorapatite with a short prismatic habit, partially biterminated, shiny, and of a beautiful violet color, the most desired color for fluorapatites from Panasqueira. They are on matrix, with flattened crystals of Ferberite, Quartz crystals, and coatings of Muscovite.
Like all specimens in Raúl Sanabria's collection, it was chosen with great care, always aiming to have something special that sets it apart.
Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro  Portugal (02/2021)

Specimen size: 9.6 × 8 × 6.7 cm = 3.78” × 3.15” × 2.64”

Main crystal size: 2.9 × 2 cm = 1.14” × 0.79”

Former collection of Raúl Sanabria



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