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Elbaite

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Elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Pederneira Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

A classic intense green crystal from Pederneira. The clarity is very fine with only minor internal cracks, faces are all lustrous and the crystal is well crystalized all around. The end point shows a very dark zoning, it is sharp terminated and also very glossy. No significant damages to report.

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...