Fluorapatite: Panasqueira Mine, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Description

Species: Fluorapatite, Siderite

Locality: Panasqueira Mine, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 2.3 cm.

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Portugal’s Panasqueira mines are known for their world-class crystals of colorful fluorapatite, often associated with ferberite, quartz, fluorite, siderite, and arsenopyrite. This is a beautiful group of showy, lustrous rich blue fluorapatite crystals to 4 cm with minor siderite. The apatite crystals have great vivid blue color, blocky 3-dimensional form and are large for the locality. This is a great example of these classic and sought-after blue apatites from Panasqueira. One clean repair which is not visible. Mark Cross photo.