A novelty from China: in the Pingwu area, famous for Scheelite and Cassiterite, they have found some extraordinary Fluorapatite, which have very good color and, above all, very good crystal definition. In fact they look very similar to the famous Swiss ones, with the difference being that the Chinese ones are a deeper color. The paragenesis is also quite incredible: a matrix of delicate crystals of Mica with very brilliant Cassiterite. This specimen was photographed for the ‘what’s new at St Marie 2004’ section of the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ and appears on page 50 of number 58. We will send the purchaser a copy of the magazine. Also, it has been published in the book 'China', by Berthold Ottens, on page 420
Pingwu Mine, Huya township, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province China (2002)
Specimen size: 11 × 8 × 3.5 cm = 4.33” × 3.15” × 1.38”
Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.2 cm = 0.83” × 0.47”
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