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.


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