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Dravite-Uvite Tourmaline in Inwood Marble from Inwood Hill, New York City, Manhattan Island, New York County, New York

 
Dravite-Uvite Tourmaline in Inwood Marble from Inwood Hill, New York City, Manhattan Island, New York County, New York

Dravite-Uvite Tourmaline in Inwood Marble from Inwood Hill, New York City, Manhattan Island, New York County, New York

Dravite-Uvite Tourmaline in Inwood Marble from Inwood Hill, New York City, Manhattan Island, New York County, New York

Dravite-Uvite Tourmaline in Inwood Marble from Inwood Hill, New York City, Manhattan Island, New York County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 73062
Mineral:Dravite-Uvite Tourmaline in Inwood Marble
Locality:Inwood Hill, New York City, Manhattan Island, New York County, New York
Description:Many small segments of lustrous brown dravite-uvite tourmaline crystals embedded in sugary gray Inwood Marble. These tourmaline crystals range from dravite (Na-rich) to uvite (Ca-rich), often within the same crystals and both species should be listed. From my personal collection; collected in 1997
Overall Size:5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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