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Elbaite

#64809
Elbaite from Stak Nala, Gilgit, Skardu road, Northern Areas, Pakistan - 64809
Elbaite from Stak Nala, Gilgit, Skardu road, Northern Areas, Pakistan - 64809

Elbaite

#64809
Availability
Available
Price
$45.00
Size
2 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Stak Nala, Gilgit, Skardu road, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Tagged
pegmatite mineral

Very nice color zoned Elbaite crystal. There is more green in the photos than reality. 

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 

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