Description
Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
This bright seafoam green crystal of elbaite tourmaline is rare, old stock from Dunton Gem Quarry, Maine, USA. The tourmaline is richly saturated, gemmy and displays the unique peaked pyramidal termination the quarry is known for producing. The termination is roughly hewn at its tip or recrystallized, but growth striations on the peaked faces are evident. The tourmaline is within its matrix, partially encircled by albite feldspar growth.
1.80 x 1.80 x 3.80 cm