How to find apatite?

Apatite is the undoubted leader among Slyudyansk minerals. The size of apatite crystals from phlogopite veins did not reach a meter in length and 40–50 centimeters in diameter. The beautiful green color gave rise to legends about emeralds on Lake Baikal. Naturally, the apatite of the Slyudyanka phlogopite veins attracted attention back in the last century. Apatite is very common in the Baikal region; it can be found in almost all rocks of the region. Some rocks contain more than 5% apatite and the area has been explored to find deposits of apatite. Several deposits of apatite-diopside and apatite-diopside-quartz rocks were discovered, but the reserves were not large and the quality of the ore was low. Collectors are interested in both apatites of phlogopite veins and apatites in skarns of the Pereval mine, distinguished by their pure blue color, and to a lesser extent apatites of pegmatite veins and lapis lazuli deposits. I present a small collection of Slyudyanka apatites collected by me during my excursions.

Transparent crystal of apatite in calcite Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.	A typical sample of apatite in coarse-crystalline calcite Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.
A typical example of apatite in marble. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.	Piece of ladder vein with apatite, phlogopite and diopside. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.
Apatite, diopside in marble. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.	Apatite, diopside, phlogopite in calcite. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.
Apstite, delvoxite on water-processed calcite. Such veins make the best specimens. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.	Apatite in marble. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.
Apatite in marble. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.	Apatite in marble. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.
Double-headed apatite crystal in marble Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.	Apatite cabochon from mine No. 1. Sample from the author’s collection.
A yellow apatite crystal colored by iron oxides. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.	A rare example of yellow-pink apatite with calcite on scapolite-pargasite rock. Mine No. 1 Mine No. 4 dump. Sample from the author’s collection.
Crystal of cut apatite on calcite. Mine No. 1 Slyudyanka. Sample from the collection of V. O. Ilchenko.

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