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Elbaite Tourmaline in Lepidolite from Mount Marie Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite Tourmaline in Lepidolite from Mount Marie Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Lepidolite from Mount Marie Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Lepidolite from Mount Marie Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 46961
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline in Lepidolite
Locality:Mount Marie Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Bi-colored translucent elbaite tourmaline crystals with pink cores with green outer layers, embedded in lilac-colored lepidolite mica. Note the twisted form of the central elbaite crystal, the result of post-crystallization deformation.
Overall Size:11x9x4.5 cm
Crystals:20-75 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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