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Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 62042
Mineral:Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline
Locality:Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Lustrous transparent bi-colored watermelon tourmaline crystal, the variety of elbaite tourmaline with a pink core and green outer rind, with striated prism faces and flat basal pinacoid termination with etched crystallization patterns. Weight: 3.2 grams
Overall Size:20x9x8 mm
Crystals:20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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