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Muscovite pseudomorphs after Elbaite Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Muscovite pseudomorphs after Elbaite Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Muscovite pseudomorphs after Elbaite Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Muscovite pseudomorphs after Elbaite Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 64765
Mineral:Muscovite pseudomorphs after Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Tan-colored muscovite pseudomorphs after prismatic elbaite tourmaline crystals. The elbaite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to muscovite while maintaining the original shape of the elbaite.
Overall Size:30x17x13 mm
Crystals:18-30 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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