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HM90NC: Fluorapatite crystal, translucent, the terminal pinacoid with smooth polycrystalline growths, lustrous, polychrome, pink in varying shades and a greenish yellow termination that gives it a tourmaline-like appearance. As an added rarity, the crystal formed embedded within a microcrystalline Prehnite nodule.
Anemzi, Imilchil, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (10/2017)
Specimen size: 7.7 × 5.6 × 5.7 cm = 3.03” × 2.20” × 2.24”
Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1.5 cm = 0.94” × 0.59”
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