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Elbaite Tourmaline from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Elbaite Tourmaline from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Elbaite Tourmaline from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Elbaite Tourmaline from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Elbaite Tourmaline from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Elbaite Tourmaline from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 71643
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals embedded in albite-quartz matrix. The largest elbaite tourmaline crystal has a gemmy section exposed in the middle of the crystal, more might be exposed with careful excavation. From my personal collection; collected on the Boston Mineral Club field trip when the dumps were being graded during golf course construction ca. 1994
Overall Size:5.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:2-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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