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Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite from (Dunton Quarry, Newry), Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite from (Dunton Quarry, Newry), Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite from (Dunton Quarry, Newry), Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite from (Dunton Quarry, Newry), Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 50017
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite
Locality:(Dunton Quarry, Newry), Oxford County, Maine
Description:Silvery muscovite mica crystals with transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals embedded in the mica face and edges. Noted expert on Maine minerals, Van King, attributes this specimen to the Dunton Quarry even though it was not listed on the label. Ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997) #4058a; ex. Wallace Goold Levison (1846-1924)
Overall Size:7x6x1.5 cm
Crystals:
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