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Fluorapatite on Albite
- Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
- Thumbnail, 3.0 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
- Start Time: 01/23/2025 7:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $155
Item Description
A nice large thumbnail / toenail sized specimen of these seldom-seen Fluorapatites from Paraíba, Brazil. The name Paraíba for a lot of people will immediately create an image of electric blue or green colored Copper-bearing Tourmaline crystals and gems, but there are plenty of other species are found in the state, including beautiful blue Fluorapatite crystals. This piece came from a fairly recent discovery at Campina Grande and features sharp, lustrous, translucent/gemmy strong-blue colored crystals of Fluorapatite measuring up to about 3 mm sitting atop white Albite matrix. Minor Muscovite is also present, along with some light pink crystals of an unknown mineral. For the size of the Apatite crystals, the color is quite saturated, as you don't often see crystals of this size with this strong of color. What a cool locality piece that would make a nice addition to any Brazilian collection, a phosphate suite, or a collection of worldwide Apatites.
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Bidding History
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$155 | 01/29/2025 3:57:45 pm (CST) |
$145 | 01/29/2025 3:57:44 pm (CST) |
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$60 | 01/28/2025 11:10:27 pm (CST) |
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$38 | 01/24/2025 9:51:38 pm (CST) |
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$10 | 01/24/2025 4:13:23 pm (CST) |