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Elbaite & Schorl

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Description
Locality: 
Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (former Burma)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 3.4 × 3.4 cm
Weight: 
44.50gr
Description

These classical tourmalines from Burma (now Myanmar) were an instant hit on the market when they were discovered. They are typically a prismatic schorl-elbaite core surrounded by a botryoidal overgrowth of pink to purple and sometimes red elbaite. The combination of these two types of growth earned these their nickname of "mushroom" tourmalines for obvious reasons.  These are valued based both on their color, luster, and clarity (although gem clear exmaples are extremely rare if not essentially non-existnent in anything larger than thumbnail pieces) and their mushroom form. This particular example is a purplish pink with some blue streaking surrounding a black core, and happens to have quite good "mushroom" form! Although not gem, the crystal really sparkles in the light like a small disco ball of shorts from all of the microterminations.  In great shape with no significant damage.

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...

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0

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