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Elbaite Lepidolite

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Elbaite Lepidolite

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Description
Locality: 
Otjimbingwe Farm 104, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 10 × 4.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.20cm
Description

Pink, lustrous, long prismatic elbaite crystals up to 5.2 cm long embedded in lepidolite matrix from the Otjimbigwe Farm 104 in Namibia. A nice example of the elbaite- lepidolite combination from this pegmatite district.

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...

Lepidolite

Synonym Of: 

Mica Group

Formula: 
KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 to K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Group Parent: 
Mica
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Colour: 
Pink, light purple, light rose red
Streak: 
White
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