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Uvite Tourmaline from Reese Farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York

 
Uvite Tourmaline from Reese Farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York

Uvite Tourmaline from Reese Farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York

Uvite Tourmaline from Reese Farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Uvite Tourmaline from Reese Farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 44481
Mineral:Uvite Tourmaline
Locality:Reese Farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York
Description:Elongated brown uvite tourmaline crystals to 35 mm long with a translucent colorless calcite crystal 30 mm long. The rear of the specimen has a plaster-of-Paris base attached for display. The uvite tourmaline fluoresces yellow under UV illumination. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School
Overall Size:11x7x6 cm
Crystals:5-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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