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70 mm Apatite with Quartz and Hemmatite from Malmberget
$ 54,99
ID20777
Location:
Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten, Sweden
Size: 70x69x57 mm (249,7 gram)
Description
The core of the specimen is a big apatite where you cannot see the crystal structure. This is best seen in the video when filming from the underside.
In front there is a 69 long Apatite crystal.
The Apatite is covered with small quartz crystals and some hematite. At the underside you will see that the apatite is green with some red spots.
I don't know when this one was found, but I assume about 20 years ago.
Location:
Malmberget has one of the largest underground mines for ore in the world and the second-largest in Sweden. The deepest point is 1390 meters below ground. Annual production is over 5 million tonnes of iron ore.
There is a big variety of crystals and minerals found in the mines:
https://www.mindat.org/loc-10629.html
Sometimes the miners hit pockets with crystals, but seldom they are collected as it would slow the work. Luckily there are workers who are trying to save/collect the most interesting stuff.
My father had friends in the mining companies in Sweden and traded minerals directly from them. Most of the stuff he got was back about 15-25 years ago. Much of this material is now long gone, and seldom seen on the market.
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