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Elbaite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 0.9 × 0.8 cm
Description

Undamaged floater crystal of highly lustrous elbaite with three colours. The core is black while one of the ends is translucent and coloured light green to yellow. The other end is transparent and blue. The group displays all around and the ends show clearly the classical striated trigonal prism faces {10-10} with net hemimorphic habitus, where both ends present different crystal forms. The yellow ends show {10-11} while the blue end shows two dipyramids and pedion {000-1}. Classic 1980’s specimen.

Acquired in 1990, it is an Ex. Johann Muizebelt specimen.

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...

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