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Elbaite Tourmaline & Lepidolite

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Elbaite Tourmaline & Lepidolite

Ex. Leo Jahaan Collection
Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Jagoda Mine, Mkushi, Central Province, Zambia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm
Weight: 
125.00gr
Description

This rich pink cluster of elbaite tourmaline appears to be a floater specimen with no matrix and no obvious points of contact, just lustrous crystals all on 6 sides.

A few patches have pseudomorphed to lilac-colored lepidolite.

Great size for an abundant solid tourmaline cluster, a very aesthetic display piece from an uncommon locality.

Ex. Collection of Leo Jahaan

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...

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7

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
Jahaan Minerals

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Please read the dimensions of the specimen, as the size of minerals in photos can be misleading.

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Information regarding the specimen's found locality and mineral identification is believed to be correct, however due to the complexities of ID'ing minerals and tracking source locations in rare cases this data may be imprecise.

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