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1.71" Apatite Crystal - Durango, Mexico
This is a mountain dew green, Fluorapatite crystal from Cerro del Mercado (Iron Mountain) at Durango, Mexico. It's completely free of the matrix and has a small amount of hematite at the base. It has some minor chips hence the bargain price.
At Cerro de Mercado numerous veins containing gemmy, lemon-yellow to greenish fluorapatite crystals cut through the hematite massif. These crystals have been collected for decades from the area's iron mines, but they have become much scarcer with recent mechanization of the mining operations.
The bright, lustrous apatite crystals form hexagonal shapes with off-center terminations. They are found in vugs, often associated with quartz and calcite. Most crystals are around an inch in length, though larger crystals up to about 4 inches long have been found.
The bright, lustrous apatite crystals form hexagonal shapes with off-center terminations. They are found in vugs, often associated with quartz and calcite. Most crystals are around an inch in length, though larger crystals up to about 4 inches long have been found.
SPECIES
Fluorapatite
LOCATION
Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
SIZE
1.71" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#33515
