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Elbaite Tourmaline from Brainerd Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Elbaite Tourmaline from Brainerd Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Elbaite Tourmaline from Brainerd Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 61745
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Brainerd Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Lustrous transparent brownish-green elbaite tourmaline crystal with flat basal pinacoid termination modified by shallow second-order pyramidal corner faces. The photos make the elbaite crystal appear black, but it is internally flawless and transparent.
Overall Size:16x2.5x2 mm
Crystals:16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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