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Fluorapatite from the Skardu Area, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Contributed by: Simone Conti
minID: 4A7-MHK
Date: Dec 03rd, 2024
Locality: Skardu Area, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (See on Mindat)
Size: 2 x 1.5 x 2.5 x cm
Weight: 10.6 g

Description:
A couple of hexagonal fluorapatite crystals, joined together at their base. Not the cleanest crystals, but they show a bright yellow fluorescence under midway UV light.

Normal light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence under midwave UV light.
Fluorescence under midwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Fluorapatite

  • Fluorescence under Midwave (305nm LED) UV light: Yellow

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