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Schorl Tourmaline from Timm's Hill, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Schorl Tourmaline from Timm's Hill, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Schorl Tourmaline from Timm's Hill, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 64640
Mineral:Schorl Tourmaline
Locality:Timm's Hill, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Two doubly-terminated black schorl tourmaline crystals with grainy brown oligoclase-quartz matrix between the crystals. The schorl crystals are stubby hexagonal prisms with three-faced pyramidal terminations. Ex. Mort Metersky collection
Overall Size:18x14x12 mm
Crystals:9-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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