Fluorapatite included with "Byssolite" (recent find)

Item Description

This specimen was collected in the summer of 2016, and we were able to pick up several excellent pieces from this discovery. These are gorgeous "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 thumbnail sized specimen features a sharp, well-formed, thick, tabular, hexagonal crystal of VERY GEMMY colorless Fluorapatite crystal which is included with brilliant 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 interesting repeating hexagonal growth 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, as the areas where the piece is not complete have been completely recrystallized ("re-healed"), so the piece is essentially a complete "floater". 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.