Elbaite in Amblygonite
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Elbaite in Amblygonite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 9 x 7 x 5.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Mount Mica quarry, Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, United States
This is just a good representative specimen showing a characteristic pegmatitic texture - Elbaite tourmaline crystals to 6cm, divergent from a point. The matrix is Amblygonite. Old Paul Moore label with a number matching the specimen.
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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