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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline on Albite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline on Albite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline on Albite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 48163
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline on Albite
Locality:Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Lustrous bi-colored elbaite tourmaline crystal on a rectangular cleavage of gray albite. The elbaite crystal is transparent pink with thin green zone at the termination.
Overall Size:6x2x2 cm
Crystals:16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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