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JFD112AO3: In the past, you had to sweat blood to get hold of one of these mythical 'lilas' apatites, always very expensive and always with defects (broken or damaged crystals). I was very happy when I got this one, and at the time I was proud to have it in my collection.
Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro Region Portugal (±1995)
Specimen size: 8.3 × 6.8 × 7.2 cm = 3.27” × 2.68” × 2.83”
Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.91” × 0.51”
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