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Elbaite

#BN48881
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Elbaite from Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil - BN48881
Elbaite from Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil - BN48881

Elbaite

#BN48881
Availability
Sold
Size
2.5 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tagged
pegmatite mineral

A slice of red zoned Elbaite with a green rind. Sawed smooth on one side, natural on the other.

Elbaite

Formula
Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Striated, Prismatic 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue, colorless, green, yellow, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal 
Fracture
Sub Conchoidal 
Hardness
7.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford Nichols Collection
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