Apatite, Pyrite & Siderite on Muscovite (classic locale)

Panasqueira, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Miniature, 5.5 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 10/02/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/09/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A stout, 3.9 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm, hexagonal, apatite prism is dramatically set upright on the pearlescent matrix of tiny muscovite rosettes. The interior of the lustrous color-zoned apatite is a nifty, transparent to translucent, olive-green. The outer rind is a much lighter olive-green and is translucent. The top prism face is festooned with tiny, sparkly pyrites and scattered tan siderite rhombs are a fine accent. This is a very fine, pristine and aesthetic, two-sided apatite combination from this famed locale. Modest straw-yellow apatite fluorescence. BETTER IN PERSON.

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