DESCRIPTION: | No. 81191
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Mineral: | Uvite Tourmaline in Calcite with Graphite
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Locality: | Atlas Quarry, Orange County, New York |
Description: | Lustrous black uvite tourmaline crystals to 30 mm frozen in translucent white calcite with fine-grained silvery-metallic graphite on the bottom. The NY State museum tested the tourmaline, confirmed it as uvite, and matched it to the Atlas Quarry samples. Ex. Jersey City Museum (N.J.); collected before 1901 |
Overall Size: | 7x7x5.5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-30 mm |
Status: | Sold - Posted here for reference only |
Buy similar: | Minerals from New York & New Jersey, USA > Tourmaline Crystals |