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Schorl Tourmaline from Rice Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire

 
Schorl Tourmaline from Rice Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Schorl Tourmaline from Rice Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Schorl Tourmaline from Rice Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 57694
Mineral:Schorl Tourmaline
Locality:Rice Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Description:Elongated black schorl tourmaline crystal exposed in quartz-albite-muscovite pegmatite with two partial crystals of schorl on the rear. The schorl crystals have three-faced shallow pyramidal terminations. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1970s.
Overall Size:11x9x7 cm
Crystals:90 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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