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Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

 
Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 80686
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz
Locality:Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine
Description:Complex specimen of segments of elbaite tourmaline crystals to 35 mm long embedded in gray translucent quartz. The elbaite crystals have lustrous translucent green prism faces and translucent pink core zones. Ex. Miller #M2261; ex. Betts 53279; ex. Tim Swan collection at River Valley Mineral Museum (Rumford, Maine) #15
Overall Size:8x7x7 cm
Crystals:10-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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