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Fluorapatite with calcite

Two elongated, six-sided fluorapatite crystals grew within orange calcite and were exposed when the calcite was trimmed away.

Group: Phosphates
Image Number: 97-35232
Catalog Number: R1899200
Locality: Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Quebec , Canada

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