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Elbaite tourmailne

#AH52087
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Elbaite from Himalaya mine, San Diego Co., California, United States - AH52087
Elbaite from Himalaya mine, San Diego Co., California, United States - AH52087

Elbaite tourmailne

#AH52087
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Himalaya mine, San Diego Co., California, United States

Stubby pink tourmaline with deep striations and a thin blue cap terminations. It's not perfect, there are a few chips along the corners of the terminatio and it is dull not real lustrous. It's priced accordingly.

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
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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