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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite var. Francolite with Quartz
$350.00 €325 £270.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC21574
This extremely rich small cabinet specimen of Francolite, the carbonate-rich variety of Fluorapatite, is from Levant mine near to St Just in Cornwall, England. A massive Quartz matrix coated with dark olive-green chlorite is overgrown by an almost continuous layer of 2 to 3 mm, clove to toffee brown Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite with a bright glassy lustre, producing a sparkling surface. This is a fine example of the species from Levant.