Fluorapatite included with ''Byssolite''

Item Description

This piece is from a pocket that was found in the summer of 2016. We acquired the lion's share of the best pieces from this excellent discovery, and this specific specimens is a great thumbnail sized example. These are actually "Alpine-type" specimens of Apatite with classic inclusions of "Byssolite" that are incredibly similar to the classic and desirable specimens from the Knappenwand in Austria. This piece is a sharp, well-formed, thick, tabular, hexagonal crystal of GEMMY colorless Fluorapatite which is included with rich green colored fibrous Actinolite (variety: "Byssolite") to create a gorgeous two-tone effect. When the piece is backlit, the color really glows, and this particular shade of green is almost never seen in Apatite, even if it caused from the inclusion of another mineral. Both of the "c" pinacoid faces are rather lustrous, and actually show very faint, but interesting repeating/radiating hexagonal growth spiral patterns on the surface. The prism faces are lustrous as well, and when I look around the specimen, I can't really find any true damage, outside of the base where the piece was separated from the pocket wall, and a bit of etching on one edge. There are only two places in the world where I've seen crystals of Apatite with these beautiful green "Byssolite" inclusions, Austria and Pakistan, so don't miss out on this eye-catching piece with wonderful color.