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Quartz var. Citrine with Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz var. Citrine with Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Citrine with Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Citrine with Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 44295
Mineral:Quartz var. Citrine with Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline
Locality:Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Transparent-to-translucent yellow citrine (variety of quartz) crystals to 50 mm long with overgrowth of pink rubellite tourmaline crystals to 32 mm long mixed with white albite. The citrine crystals may in fact be a single, doubly-terminated crystal.
Overall Size:9.5x5x4 cm
Crystals:1-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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