Blue Apatite from Madagascar on black base
PUMI1477-3
From the very South East of Madagascar -Betroka district- The best blue Apatite comes from a mine operated by Norcross. Apatite can be found in green to blue, but the nicest blue Apatite are like this one: a view above a roaring ocean. Coming from an hydrothermal origin, and forming in veins, it is a calcium phosphate. And most often a Fluorapatite, as it contain Fluorite. But the comercial name remains Blue Apatite... On the group picture, it's the one in the middle.
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