A choice specimen of the classic purple apatite (now, officially named as fluorapatite) from the late 1960s and early 1970s finds at this most classic of Portugal’s many mining localities. We have an unusually sculptural specimen here with 360-degree aesthetics. It is a dramatic tower of conjoined crystals to 1.6 cm, with rich color and nice luster. Originally from the Ed David collection (his first one, sold in the mid 1990s) to Victor Yount, then to Phil Oswalt (the Hoppel collection), and on