| 21hhdf.ps470 ((TURQUOISE pseudomorph after APATITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Hubei Province, China, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail | |
_small.jpg) | Well formed terminated Apatite crystal pseudomorphed to Turquoise. These are described as rare and only a couple seen on mindat. These were evidently not saved by the Chinese mining Turquoise but crushed with the other massive Turquoise, powdered and used as reconstituted Turquoise in jewelry. ex Don Fratto collcetion |
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