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Elbaite Tourmaline from Keith Quarry, Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

 
Elbaite Tourmaline from Keith Quarry, Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline from Keith Quarry, Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline from Keith Quarry, Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline from Keith Quarry, Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 76311
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Keith Quarry, Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine
Description:Lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystal with no matrix attached. The elbaite crystal is not terminated and one end exhibit a 3 mm gem-nodule typical of elbaite tourmalines in gem pegmatites of Maine. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:19x9x7 mm
Crystals:19 mm
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