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Elbaite Var Siberite

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Elbaite Var Siberite

ex Dr. F. Krantz, Bonn, GER
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Description
Locality: 
Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.5 × 0.4 cm
Description

Siberite is an old variety name for elbaite first described from Nerchinsk. This is a lot of small pinkish to yellowish transparent/translucent to almost opaque tourmaline crystals from Mursinsk (Mursinka) with an old label from B. Stürtz. Historic material from the end of 19th/early beginning of 20th century (before 1919). Size for the largest crystal.

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...

Siberite

Variety Of: 

Elbaite

Formula: 
Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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Best regards Roger