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Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Clark's Ledge, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Type Locality for Cleavelandite)

 
Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Clark's Ledge, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Type Locality for Cleavelandite)

Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Clark's Ledge, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Type Locality for Cleavelandite)

Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Clark's Ledge, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Type Locality for Cleavelandite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 80654
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite var. Cleavelandite
Locality:Clark's Ledge, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Type Locality for Cleavelandite)
Description:Lustrous transparent bluish-green elbaite tourmaline crystals to 4 mm in a crevice between platy white albite, variety cleavelandite crystals. Clark's Ledge is the first elbaite tourmaline locality in the USA, predating Mount Mica by several years. Ex. Miller #M3601; collected April 1997
Overall Size:4.5x2x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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