Description
Detailed Description
A good-sized specimen loaded with crystals of goyazite to 0.3 cm. In excellent condition. Some micro siderite and colourless fluorapatite in association. Dense goyazite coverage on this one!
About these Yukon Phosphates
Discovered in the 1970s, the occurrences at Rapid Creek have become known as among the best localities in the world for phosphate species. At Rapid Creek, many of the minerals are the finest known for the species. The specimens in this update are from the 1980s and 1990s, the heyday period for specimen discoveries at Rapid Creek.