Apatite with Albite - new find
Serrinha Mine, Medina
Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.3 x 2.9 x 3.3 CM (miniature)
price: $350
From a new find in late 2024, a doubly terminated Apatite crystal perched on Albite crystals. From the famed Medina area pegmatite zone, the luster is mostly glassy and the translucent to transparent crystal is 2 CM long. With strong backlight this is a bright green to yellow color and glows well (these photos are not backlit). In more normal lighting the crystal is a dark green to brownish hue. A crack is noted in the crystal on close exam, however it is natural and stable, not evident on display. No repairs or damage to note. This is also strongly fluorescent.
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Apatite with Albite - new find
Serrinha Mine, Medina
Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.3 x 2.9 x 3.3 CM (miniature)
price: $350
From a new find in late 2024, a doubly terminated Apatite crystal perched on Albite crystals. From the famed Medina area pegmatite zone, the luster is mostly glassy and the translucent to transparent crystal is 2 CM long. With strong backlight this is a bright green to yellow color and glows well (these photos are not backlit). In more normal lighting the crystal is a dark green to brownish hue. A crack is noted in the crystal on close exam, however it is natural and stable, not evident on display. No repairs or damage to note. This is also strongly fluorescent.
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