Fluorapatite (Apatite CaF) hollow tube (Ref: 17.1-687)
Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
101mm x 36mm x 27mm
minID: Y7V-6FG
An excellent Apatite crystal cluster from the older finds at the Sapo mine. Far better than most that came out, The color and luster and condition are first rate. These amazing but odd habit Apatites have had many names (Crullers, Snakes, Tubes, Medusas etc) and are fantastic examples of epitaxial growth; These have prisms in a chain or parallel growth that is built around a hollow tube composed of many stacked crystals. A really fine, textbook quality specimen in excellent condition. There is a separate smaller branch growth and very good transparency, color and luster on this. No damage or repairs which is rare in any piece of this size, this is even better in person, to me this is a real mineralogical marvel. From: Well-Arranged Molecules
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