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Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 59889
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite
Locality:Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Unusual curved crystals of translucent green elbaite tourmaline embedded in silvery muscovite mica. The curvature of the elbaite crystals is due to post-crystallization deformation.
Overall Size:13x4x2 cm
Crystals:30-110 mm segments
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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