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Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite from (Gillette Quarry), Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite from (Gillette Quarry), Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite from (Gillette Quarry), Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite from (Gillette Quarry), Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 43570
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite
Locality:(Gillette Quarry), Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Curved crystals of translucent green elbaite tourmaline up to 52 mm long with bluish-white cleavelandite variety of albite feldspar crystals to 8 mm. The elbaite has a basal pinacoid termination and a faintly-pink core zone on the left portions. Ex. George White collection; ex. Lazard Cahn (1865-1940)
Overall Size:5.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:3-52 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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