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Elbaite

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Elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.6 × 7.7 × 6.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.60cm
Weight: 
480.00gr
Description

Well-developed prismatic crystals of elbaite of dark green colour imbedded in quartz. The main crystal is well exposed, free of damages, with both ends covered by quartz. At the rear side a black tabular crystal of columbite-tantalite is also present.

Found by M.Fabig on July/18th/1980.

Ex Manfred Fabig #1552.

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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