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Elbaite Tourmaline and Quartz from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite Tourmaline and Quartz from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline and Quartz from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline and Quartz from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline and Quartz from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 48858
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline and Quartz
Locality:Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Transparent-to-translucent elbaite tourmaline crystals to 75 mm long intermixed with lustrous translucent colorless quartz crystals to 15 mm long. The elbaite exhibits twisted post-crystallization distortion and varies from green to pink.
Overall Size:10x8x6 cm
Crystals:1-75 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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