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Elbaite In Quartz

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Elbaite In Quartz

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 6.5 × 3.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

Floater group of complete, doubly-terminated quartz crystals associated to translucent polychrome elbaite crystals up to 30 mm in length, some doubly terminated, of attractive green terminations.

Acquired in 02/2011. Ex Arnaud Gelders, #453.

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...

Quartz

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

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