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Magnetite With Elbaite & Quartz

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Magnetite With Elbaite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Well doubly terminatedmagnetite with elbaite over quartz matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnetite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black

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...

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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