Apatite, Calcite, Augite - Canada
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An excellent cabinet specimen. Large, green, terminated apatite crystals sit on a matrix of orange calcite creating a beautiful contrast. Under midwave UV, the apatite crystals fluoresce a bright purplish-blue hue, while the calcite fluoresces a red.
There are minor areas of black augite throughout the second side of the matrix.
Willemite, Calcite, Fluorite from the Garpenberg Mine in Sweden
The Garpenberg mine is located in Bergslagen, a very old mining area in the southern part of Sweden.
The mine is very active today and is one of Europe's most progressive underground mining operations. Collecting is not possible, and the few specimens that reach collector's hands are highly prized. The mineralogy is quite similar to that of Franklin NJ.