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Blue-capped Elbaite, Smoky Quartz

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Blue-capped elbaite crystal on a smoky quartz crystal, 5.6 cm, from the Gillette quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut. Acquired from Joseph G. Cilen in April 1995. Photo by Russell E. Behnke.

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SpeciesElbaite, Quartz, Smoky quartz
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.6 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Connecticut, Haddam
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 39
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Russell E. Behnke

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