Apatite on Siderite with Dolomite and Pyrrhotite - Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Height: 6.8 cm - Width: 5.5 cm- 231 g

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Apatite on siderite with dolomite and pyrrhotite from the Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil, weighing 231 g with dimensions about 6.8 × 5.5 × 5.0 cm, featuring a lustrous pink apatite cluster around 4.3 cm and small brassy pyrrhotite crystals.

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Watch a video of this specimen by following the Vimeo link below: https://vimeo.com/1140754744/390eb2e74a

Here is a very unusual highly lustrous and glossy flower of slightly pink apatite on siderite and quartz from Morro Velho.

The apatite cluster is 4.3cm large. Note also small brassy metallic pyrrhotite crystals.

Ex coll. Bordes.
Mr Bordes was a collector from Lourdes (France), active from the 1950s to around 2005. A hard worker, he successfully managed and expanded his family's public works business during the post-WWII reconstruction period. He focused on classic species and localities from Europe, the Americas, and Africa.

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Watch a video of this specimen by following the Vimeo link below: https://vimeo.com/1140754744/390eb2e74a

Here is a very unusual highly lustrous and glossy flower of slightly pink apatite on siderite and quartz from Morro Velho.

The apatite cluster is 4.3cm large. Note also small brassy metallic pyrrhotite crystals.

Ex coll. Bordes.
Mr Bordes was a collector from Lourdes (France), active from the 1950s to around 2005. A hard worker, he successfully managed and expanded his family's public works business during the post-WWII reconstruction period. He focused on classic species and localities from Europe, the Americas, and Africa.

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Main Mineral
Apatite on Siderite with Dolomite and Pyrrhotite
Mineral Form
- Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Weight
231 g
Origin (Region/ City)
Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais
Country of Origin
Brazil
Height
6.8 cm
Width
5.5 cm
Depth
5 cm
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