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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 73323
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline in Muscovite
Locality:Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals running through silvery muscovite mica. The elbaite tourmaline crystals are visible on all sides of the specimen. 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:9x7x1 cm
Crystals:8-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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