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Elbaite Tourmaline from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Elbaite Tourmaline from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 19934
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Terminated crystal of bi-color elbaite tourmaline from the famous quarry opened around 1895, now closed to collecting. No damage. See article: Famous Mineral Localities-The Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut in Mineralogical Rec. Jan.-Feb., 1992.
Overall Size:17x3x2 mm
Crystals:17 mm
Status: SOLD Buy similar at: Minerals from New England, USA > Tourmaline Crystals
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