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Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz from ledge above the Harvard Quarry, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz from ledge above the Harvard Quarry, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz from ledge above the Harvard Quarry, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 71580
Mineral:Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz
Locality:ledge above the Harvard Quarry, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Lustrous black schorl tourmaline crystal in translucent gray quartz with several partial crystals. The schorl tourmaline crystal is a nine-sided prism with three-sided shallow pyramidal termination. From my personal collection; collected ca. 1994
Overall Size:4.5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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