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Beryl, Elbaite Tourmaline, Columbite-(Fe) from Gillette Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Beryl, Elbaite Tourmaline, Columbite-(Fe) from Gillette Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl, Elbaite Tourmaline, Columbite-(Fe) from Gillette Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl, Elbaite Tourmaline, Columbite-(Fe) from Gillette Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl, Elbaite Tourmaline, Columbite-(Fe) from Gillette Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl, Elbaite Tourmaline, Columbite-(Fe) from Gillette Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Beryl, Elbaite Tourmaline, Columbite-(Fe) from Gillette Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 49655
Mineral:Beryl, Elbaite Tourmaline, Columbite-(Fe)
Locality:Gillette Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Large, terminated beryl crystal 6 cm long with slender translucent green elbaite tourmaline crystals to 20 mm long embedded in the surfaces and a well-developed black-metallic columbite crystal 12 mm across. The beryl is gemmy green with pink outer zone. Ex. B. Jarnot
Overall Size:7x7x5 cm
Crystals:3-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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