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Apatite Calcite crystals with Chalcedony coating from Jumilla, Spain

Daniel C Montero

This is an grouping of Apatite and Calcite crystals with a Chalcedony coating from Nuestra Señora del Carmen mine, La Celia volcano, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain. A very aesthetic specimen collected in 1990. large crystals (up to 3 cm) with hexagonal prism and a flute beak ending with skeletal growth. SW - MW - Visible light.



Shot under SW UV

Shot under MW UV

Visible Light




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