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Tourmaline & Elbaite

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Tourmaline & Elbaite

From an old collection of a doctor in chemistry from 1900-1930
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Description
Locality: 
Pala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, San Diego County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Terminated crystal of Elbaite tourmaline. Color intensity varies from pale zones to brilliant green.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

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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