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Fluorapatite (excellent) Trimingham Coll.
- Panasqueira Mine, Castelo Branco Dist., Portugal
- Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 09/09/2014 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/18/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A very fine and rich specimen of gemmy, hexagonal, teal-blue with hazy white terminations fluorapatite crystals from this famed locale. The beautiful and colorful striated prisms reach 1.4 cm. Very weak fluorescence. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection (1989), who states on his label, that this is easily the best apatite specimen in 4 flats of recently mined material. Valued $750-900