Fluorapatite, Quartz, Albite, Muscovite
Baha, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.0 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm. Purple Apatite is by far the most desirable of all colors of Apatite, and is for all intents and purpose, the most difficult to obtain. This piece features a few, sharp, translucent, lustrous, rich purple, tabular crystals of Apatite associated with Quartz, Albite, Muscovite and even a small patch of light green Fluorite ! The ...
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