Elbaite

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Locality: Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

Single crystal of transparent green elbaite tourmaline with steep pyramidal termination. Minor cookeite attached can be easily removed. Collected ca. 1904 by Loren Merrill.
Overall size of mineral specimen: 13x4x4 mm.
Size of individual crystals: 13mm.

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