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Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Mount Mica, Pocket #28, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Mount Mica, Pocket #28, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Mount Mica, Pocket #28, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Mount Mica, Pocket #28, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 73950
Mineral:Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline
Locality:Mount Mica, Pocket #28, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Parallel terminated translucent bi-colored elbaite watermelon tourmaline crystals, the tourmaline variety with green rind and pink core zone. The top elbaite crystal termination has crystallized contacts where it grew into another mineral. Ex. Jerry Behnke (1946-2013), collected in 2005
Overall Size:30x18x13 mm
Crystals:12-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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