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Uvite Tourmaline (Fluor-Uvite) from Jones Farm, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York

 
Uvite Tourmaline (Fluor-Uvite) from Jones Farm, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Uvite Tourmaline (Fluor-Uvite) from Jones Farm, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Uvite Tourmaline (Fluor-Uvite) from Jones Farm, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Uvite Tourmaline (Fluor-Uvite) from Jones Farm, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Uvite Tourmaline (Fluor-Uvite) from Jones Farm, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Uvite Tourmaline (Fluor-Uvite) from Jones Farm, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Uvite Tourmaline (Fluor-Uvite) from Jones Farm, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 65322
Mineral:Uvite Tourmaline (Fluor-Uvite)
Locality:Jones Farm, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York
Description:Lustrous translucent orange-brown uvite tourmaline crystals with white calcite between the crystals. The uvite tourmaline crystals fluoresce yellow under SW UV illumination. These are the fluorine-dominant variety fluor-uvite. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #658; originally acquired from Tervo in 1978
Overall Size:14x9x7 cm
Crystals:4-32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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