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Schorl Tourmaline from (Berry-Havey Quarry), Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine

 
Schorl Tourmaline from (Berry-Havey Quarry), Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine

Schorl Tourmaline from (Berry-Havey Quarry), Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 44478
Mineral:Schorl Tourmaline
Locality:(Berry-Havey Quarry), Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine
Description:Large single crystal of black schorl tourmaline with pyramidal termination and remnants of quartz matrix around the base. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, (see Final Disposition Of Some American Collections Of Minerals, Frederick A. Canfield, 1923), bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School
Overall Size:11x6x6 cm
Crystals:11 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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