Golconda district, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

4.8 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm
1.9 x 1.4 x 1.1 in

$125      Click here to order this mineral.                                                                                                                                                              

Elongated Apatite crystals the majority of which have grown in a parallel orientation giving the appearance of one larger crystal. The color ranges from a medium blue to blue violet to bright purple (mostly on the bottom). The color is a bit variable due to the light source being more blue under a CFL and sunlight and more purple under an overhead fluorescent and incandescent. The Apatite has grown on white colored Albite. There is also present some black colored unidentified material.

Condition: Good

Flaws: Some of the subcrystals are not terminated.

This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From Brazil | Phosphates | Tectosilicates | Minerals Priced Between 100 and 199 Dollars