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Fluor-elbaite

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Fluor-elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Leduc Mine, Val-des-Monts, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

Typical specimen of dark green to purple red fluorelbaite crystals on matrix.  The specimen  has been lacquered because these crystals are typically brittle.  Purchased in 2020.  This locality was originally mined for elbaite crystals fragments used for gemstones.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluor-elbaite

Formula: 
Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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