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Pegmatite

The unusual texture in this rock is an intergrowth of two accessory minerals: black schorl tourmaline and green flourapatite. Large crystal sizes are characteristic of pegmatites, and mineral assemblages like this are not uncommon.

Location: Mt. Marie, Paris, Oxford County

Gift of Dennis Durgin

Specimen Sponsorship: $7,500

pegmatite specimen rock garden

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