AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Dravite-Uvite Tourmaline in Inwood Marble |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 73065 |
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: | 3.5x2.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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