Blue Apatite from Lake Baikal
Blue Apatite from Lake Baikal from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia.
Collection John Betts - Fine Minerals
Description Terminated large crystal of transparent greenish-blue Apatite with remnants of orange Calcite on the rear and side. The Apatite crystals have smooth surfaces with rounded edges the result of crystallizing simultaneously with the surrounding Calcite.
Locality Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia.
Dimensions 6.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.
Specimen Grade C
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