Mineral: Fluorapatite with Albite and Muscovite
Locality: Pingwu Mine, Huya township, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Dimensions: 13.5 x 8.5 x 7 cm / main crystal: 5.5 cm.
Description: Mass: 615 g
MIM number: 2221
Perfectly formed translucent pink crystal, lustrous and very rich in facets, stuck in the middle of a bed of mica, with a white mineral near it (likely albite).
Photographer: FMI / Joe Budd
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