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Elbaite in Lepidolite

#PD33372
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Elbaite from Stewart mine, Pala dist., San Diego Co., California, United States - PD33372
Elbaite from Stewart mine, Pala dist., San Diego Co., California, United States - PD33372

Elbaite in Lepidolite

#PD33372
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 7 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Stewart mine, Pala dist., San Diego Co., California, United States

Long pink Elbaite Tourmaline crystals embedded in fine crystalline light-lavendar Lepidolite.

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.

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Phillips Collection
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