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Indicolite Psm Quartz & Cleavelandite With Elbaite

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Indicolite Psm Quartz & Cleavelandite With Elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 6.5 × 3.2 cm
Description

A really nice interesting specimen of indicolite psm quartz & cleavelandite incombination with large elbate crystal from Kokshah Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.

The indicolite coating can be seen throughout the specimen.

There is no damage to front top of the specimen while old mining chipping can be seen at base of  large elbaite crystal.

A very good example from Kokshah Valley

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Indicolite

Variety Of: 

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Hardness: 
7
Hardness: 
0.0

Quartz

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

Cleavelandite

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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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