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Elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Aletai County, Aletai Prefecture, Yili Hasake Prefecture, Xingjiang Autonomous Region, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

A beautiful elbaite crystals from the remote Aletai (Altay) Mountains. This crystals is a watermelon style tourmaline with a rich green termination and a pink prism boby. What makes this crystal quiet unusual ids the the green termination is actually forms septre, The crystal is gemmy throughout with good luster  and a hint of blue in the pink body.

A seldom seen locale , making this a worthy addition to any tourmaline collection

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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