Curved Green Elbaite Crystal
Curved Green Elbaite Crystal from (Gillette Quarry), Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Collection John Betts - Fine Minerals
Description Curved crystals of translucent green Elbaite Tourmaline up to 52 mm long with bluish-white Cleavelandite crystals to 8 mm. The Elbaite has a pinacoid termination and a faintly-pink core zone on the left portions. Ex. George White collection; ex. Lazard Cahn (1865-1940).
Locality (Gillette Quarry), Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Dimensions 5.5 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm
Specimen Grade C
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