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Elbaite Lepidolite & Quartz

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Elbaite Lepidolite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Nuristan District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15.5 × 14.6 × 8.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
15.50cm
Description

Pink Tourmaline var Elbaite with Lepidolite on Quartz - Pachigram, Afghanistan.

Museum size cluster of pink Tourmaline with very large flowers of pink Lepidolite and Quartz.

Very good quality specimen without any damage, and has brilliant colour contrast combination.

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...

Lepidolite

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Mica Group

Formula: 
KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 to K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Group Parent: 
Mica
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Colour: 
Pink, light purple, light rose red
Streak: 
White

Quartz

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

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