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Elbaite With Albite & Quartz

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Elbaite With Albite & Quartz

ex collection Aidara-Hühne
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Description
Locality: 
Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (former Burma)
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 5 × 5 cm
Description

Very beautiful pink and green elbaite crystals on albite with quartz.
The elbaite crystals show very nice termination.

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...

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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