Mineral: Fluorapatite and Quartz
Locality: Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
Dimensions: 75 x 58 x 35 mm

Description: Classical paragenesis of mauve purple apatite on white quartz, from the early 20th century finds in the granite quarries at the Greifensteine cliffs. Illustrated in Bernard & Hyrsl: `Mineral and their Localities´, p. 223 ex Jan Hus Bernard (Czech Republic)

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