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Elbaite Tourmaline in Petalite with Spodumene from Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite Tourmaline in Petalite with Spodumene from Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Petalite with Spodumene from Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 52526
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline in Petalite with Spodumene
Locality:Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Translucent green elbaite crystals to 60 mm embedded in crystalline white petalite, a rare ore of lithium, with lathlike white spodumene crystals to 50 mm. The elbaite tourmaline crystals are in tapered sprays of radiating crystals.
Overall Size:9x8x4.5 cm
Crystals:20-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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