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Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz-Albite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz-Albite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz-Albite from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 55403
Mineral:Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz-Albite
Locality:Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Prismatic black schorl tourmaline crystals running through gray quartz and tan albite. The schorl crystals were embedded in solid rock, not in a cavity, and are not terminated. Collected in October 1989
Overall Size:11x6x6 cm
Crystals:5-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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