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Elbaite

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Elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Urubu mine, Monte Belo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 5 × 5 cm
Description

Classic specimen of translucent elbaite crystals on matrix.  The largest crystal has a step growth pattern to its tip surface and has been repaired and glued back to matrix.    Purchased in 2002.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Elbaite

Formula: 
Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fonte del Prete, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy...

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