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Dravite-Schorl Tourmaline fans from Mount Grace, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts

 
Dravite-Schorl Tourmaline fans from Mount Grace, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Dravite-Schorl Tourmaline fans from Mount Grace, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Dravite-Schorl Tourmaline fans from Mount Grace, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 56922
Mineral:Dravite-Schorl Tourmaline fans
Locality:Mount Grace, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Description:Lustrous slender black tourmaline crystals in fan-shaped groups of radiating crystals in fine-grained schist. References disagree about whether this is dravite or schorl tourmaline. I suggest they should be labeled dravite-schorl to be safe. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #370, collected in the 70s.
Overall Size:9x6x6.5 cm
Crystals:3-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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