Watermelon Tourmaline (classic locale) Whitmore Coll.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford Co., Maine
Small Cabinet, 8.4 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 02/27/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/06/2014 6:33:05 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A showy matrix watermelon tourmaline from this classic Maine locality and the Bob Whitmore Collection. A well-placed, 5.0 cm, lustrous, partially translucent, layered, pastel-green tourmaline has preferential interior iron oxide tinting. The broken tip reveals the pink core, making this a watermelon tourmaline. The matrix is feldspar and quartz. Not pretty to look at, it remains highly representative combination material from this famous locale.

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