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Tourmaline Var Liddicoatite & Elbaite

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Tourmaline Var Liddicoatite & Elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Minh Tien Mine, Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 2.7 × 2.1 cm
Weight: 
58.10gr
Description

These dark green elbaite skinned liddicoatite cored crystals were found several years back in the Luc Yen mining region of Vietnam and were a hit for their often complex spray like growth and dramatic terminations. This crystal is prismatic with a basal pedion termination rather than the typical radiating spray making it an interesting example. It does have the green skin which surrounds a thin near colorless layer and a dark blue (almost black) core. The crystal when strongly backlit transmits light (Image #1) and shows the true nature of the coloration.  The faces of the crystal have decent luster while the termination is matte (Image #4) and overall free of damage although there is a contact zone where another crystal formed in proximity (Image #3). 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7

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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