Auction Win: Fluorapatite with Muscovite
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Locality: Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Size: Small Cabinet - 8.5 × 6.25 × 2.5 cm
Several terminated Fluorapatite crystals with nice luster dot the skeletal matrix dusted with Muscovite. True to its name, the Fluorapatite fluoresces a banana yellow.
Fluorapatite is a calcium phosphate fluoride mineral, Ca5(PO4)3F, and a member of the apatite group. It was first described in 1860 by H. Behrens, and its name comes from the Greek “phosphoros,” meaning light-bearing, for its fluorescence.
The Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field lies in Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan, on the Nuristan rare-melt pegmatite belt within the Early Cretaceous Nilau igneous complex. Specimens from this field remain important today for their combination of gem quality, sharp crystal form, and classic Afghanistan pegmatite character.
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