The Portugal Gallery includes a number of specimens from different localities in Portugal (excluding Panasqueira which has its own Gallery). Pages 1 to 3 are devoted to some pegmatites in central Portugal and show quartz, apatite, albite and others.

 

WPOR-06/SAN/1 - Apatite on albite

Real, near Penalva do Castelo (Viseu District, Portugal)

A piece of white albite matrix with an area partly coated by small muscovite crystals and with several transparent lustrous very light green hexagonal crystals of apatite to 0.3 cm. across. They are highly fluorescent in a salmon-pink color. Undamaged.

3.4x2.2x1.5 - 15 €

 

 

WPOR-06/SAN/5 - Apatite on albite

Real, near Penalva do Castelo (Viseu District, Portugal)

A piece of white albite matrix with some reddish microcline and several translucent lustrous blue hexagonal crystals of apatite to 0.3 cm. long. They are slightly fluorescent in a salmon-pink color. Undamaged.

3x2.1x2 - 18 €

 

 

WPOR-06/SAN/6 - Apatite on albite

Real, near Penalva do Castelo (Viseu District, Portugal)

Small cluster of white bladed crystals of albite with several translucent lustrous blue hexagonal crystals of apatite to 0.3 cm. long. Tiny muscovite crystals and black manganese oxides associated. Apatites are slightly fluorescent in a salmon-pink color. Undamaged.

2.2x1.3x0.8 - 18 €

 

 

WPOR-06/SAN/7 - Apatite on albite

Real, near Penalva do Castelo (Viseu District, Portugal)

Small cluster of white bladed crystals of albite with several translucent lustrous blue hexagonal crystals of apatite to 0.3 cm. long and 0.4 cm. across. Some black manganese oxides associated. Apatites are slightly fluorescent in a salmon-pink color. Undamaged.

2x1.2x0.8 - 20 €

 

 

WPOR-06/SAN/13 - Apatite on albite

Real, near Penalva do Castelo (Viseu District, Portugal)

A small piece of white albite matrix mixed with muscovite and with several translucent lustrous blue hexagonal crystals of apatite to 0.3 cm. across. They are slightly fluorescent in a salmon-pink color. Two apatite crystals show some contacting.

1.8x1.3x1 - 9 €

 

 

WPOR-06/SAN/14 - Apatite on albite

Real, near Penalva do Castelo (Viseu District, Portugal)

Small cluster of white bladed crystals of albite with several translucent lustrous blue hexagonal crystals of apatite to 0.3 cm. across. Some muscovite and black manganese oxides associated. Apatite crystals are slightly fluorescent in a salmon-pink color. Undamaged.

1.3x1.2x0.7 - 16 €

 

 

WPOR-06/SAN/15 - Apatite

Real, near Penalva do Castelo (Viseu District, Portugal)

Floater matrixless cluster of translucent lustrous blue hexagonal crystals of apatite to about 0.4 cm. long partly coated by black manganese oxides. Apatites are slightly fluorescent in a salmon-pink color. Undamaged.

2.2x2x0.7 - 20 €

 

 

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