AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Dravite Tourmaline |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75607 |
Mineral: | Dravite Tourmaline |
Locality: | Tourmaline Prospect 100 m. west of Biermann Quarry, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
Description: | Uncommonly large doubly-terminated black dravite tourmaline crystal with remnants of silvery muscovite mica on the surfaces. The dravite crystal was extracted from the mica in two segments that were glued back together. One of my best. From my personal collection #347; collected in August 1993 |
Overall Size: | 103x35x35 mm |
Crystals: | 103 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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