Fluorapatite ("floater")

Fluorapatite ("floater")Alpine Apatites are not terribly common and are certainly one of the more desirable species for Alpine mineral collectors. This specimen features somewhat thick, tabular hexagonal crystals of a soft lilac hue in fluorescent lighting and shows a slight color shift to more of a pale pinkish rose hue in cool temperature LED lighting. The piece has a bit of internal "silk" and shows a very slight internal "cat's eye" effect when rotated in the light.

These specimens are some of the most classic Quartz after Calcite "casts" from any world locality

With such extensive pegmatites in Pakistan

have surpassed the European specimens for quality

so a predominant crystal of notable length like this is almost never seen

where the crystals rarely exceeded 6 mm in length

a slight pinkish color can be seen in some of the Wavellites

It’s much more reminiscent of Alpine Quartz from the standpoint of luster and gemminess

as you can clearly see solid green patches on the back (unpolished side) of the piece

pink and green bi-color specimen of Fluorite with beautiful sharp

golden color crystals of this hard-to-find species on matrix

so don't miss out on this eye-catching piece with wonderful color

This thumbnail specimen is a euhedral