AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 71871 |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite |
Locality: | Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut |
Description: | Two lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals running through silvery muscovite mica. The largest elbaite tourmaline is 8 mm thick. 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: | 4x3x1 cm |
Crystals: | 20-27 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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