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Elbaite Tourmaline (distorted S-shaped crystals) from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite Tourmaline (distorted S-shaped crystals) from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline (distorted S-shaped crystals) from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 80806
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline (distorted S-shaped crystals)
Locality:Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Lustrous translucent green elbaite tourmaline crystals with no matrix. The elbaite crystals have pronounced S-shaped curvature caused by post-crystallization deformation and healing. Ex. Miller #M3573; ex. E. Greene #SIL-470; collected by Larry Rush
Overall Size:65x16x14 mm
Crystals:7-65 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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