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This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
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Lepidolite var. Trilithionite / Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Albite
Brazil
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Classification
Mineral
Tags
Combination
Origin Location
Brazil
Description
A large cabinet specimen of this highly varied rock type with purple lepidolite and bright green Tourmaline in association with white albite.
Luster
Vitreous
Luster (Groundmass)
Not noted, see photo.
Optical Phenomena
Not noted, see photo.
Mineral Group / Note
Not noted, check reference links below.
Handling
No special handling is required.
Modifications
No modifications.
Size Group
Large Cabinet
Weight
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire.
Dimensions
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire.
Quantity
1 Specimen
Mineral List
Trilithionite
: KLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2
potassium 1.5-lithium 1.5-aluminum trisilicon aluminum decoxygen fluoride *
Elbaite
: Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
sodium 1.5-aluminum 1.5-lithium hexaluminum hexasilicon octadecoxygen boron oxygen oxygen trihydrogen hydroxide *
Albite
: Na(AlSi3O8)
sodium aluminum trisilicon octoxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
Specimen Analysis
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
RosyBrown
100
Gray
73
Silver
65
DimGray
42
DarkOliveGreen
27
DarkOliveGreen
20
RosyBrown
18
CadetBlue
12
BurlyWood
11
Silver
10
LightSlateGray
9
MistyRose
9
Gray
9
Sienna
7
Gray
6
Gray
6
DarkSlateGray
6
DarkSlateGray
4
Thistle
4
Silver
3
Bisque
3
LightCyan
3
DimGray
2
DarkGray
2
SaddleBrown
2
Gray
1
PowderBlue
1
LightCyan
1
Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
How it Works
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Celestine
Fluorite
Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite
Cuprite
Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
How it Works
Element List:
H
1
Hydrogen
1 Item(s)
He
2
Helium
Li
3
Lithium
1 Item(s)
Be
4
Beryllium
B
5
Boron
1 Item(s)
C
6
Carbon
N
7
Nitrogen
O
8
Oxygen
1 Item(s)
F
9
Fluorine
1 Item(s)
Ne
10
Neon
Na
11
Sodium
1 Item(s)
Mg
12
Magnesium
Al
13
Aluminum
1 Item(s)
Si
14
Silicon
1 Item(s)
P
15
Phosphorus
S
16
Sulfur
Cl
17
Chlorine
Ar
18
Argon
K
19
Potassium
1 Item(s)
Ca
20
Calcium
Sc
21
Scandium
Ti
22
Titanium
V
23
Vanadium
Cr
24
Chromium
Mn
25
Manganese
Fe
26
Iron
Co
27
Cobalt
Ni
28
Nickel
Cu
29
Copper
Zn
30
Zinc
Ga
31
Gallium
Ge
32
Germanium
As
33
Arsenic
Se
34
Selenium
Br
35
Bromine
Kr
36
Krypton
Rb
37
Rubidium
Sr
38
Strontium
Y
39
Yttrium
Zr
40
Zirconium
Nb
41
Niobium
Mo
42
Molybdenum
Tc
43
Technetium
Ru
44
Ruthenium
Rh
45
Rhodium
Pd
46
Palladium
Ag
47
Silver
Cd
48
Cadmium
In
49
Indium
Sn
50
Tin
Sb
51
Antimony
Te
52
Tellurium
I
53
Iodine
Xe
54
Xenon
Cs
55
Cesium
Ba
56
Barium
Hf
72
Hafnium
Ta
73
Tantalum
W
74
Tungsten
Re
75
Rhenium
Os
76
Osmium
Ir
77
Iridium
Pt
78
Platinum
Au
79
Gold
Hg
80
Mercury
Tl
81
Thallium
Pb
82
Lead
Bi
83
Bismuth
Po
84
Polonium
At
85
Astatine
Rn
86
Radon
Fr
87
Francium
Ra
88
Radium
Rf
104
Rutherfordium
Db
105
Dubnium
Sg
106
Seaborgium
Bh
107
Bohrium
Hs
108
Hassium
Mt
109
Meitnerium
Ds
110
Darmstadtium
Rg
111
Roentgenium
Cn
112
Copernicium
Nh
113
Nihonium
Fl
114
Flerovium
Mc
115
Moscovium
Lv
116
Livermorium
Ts
117
Tennessine
Og
118
Oganesson
La
57
Lanthanum
Ce
58
Cerium
Pr
59
Praseodymium
Nd
60
Neodymium
Pm
61
Promethium
Sm
62
Samarium
Eu
63
Europium
Gd
64
Gadolinium
Tb
65
Terbium
Dy
66
Dysprosium
Ho
67
Holmium
Er
68
Erbium
Tm
69
Thulium
Yb
70
Ytterbium
Lu
71
Lutetium
Ac
89
Actinium
Th
90
Thorium
Pa
91
Protactinium
U
92
Uranium
Np
93
Neptunium
Pu
94
Plutonium
Am
95
Americium
Cm
96
Curium
Bk
97
Berkelium
Cf
98
Californium
Es
99
Einsteinium
Fm
100
Fermium
Md
101
Mendelevium
No
102
Nobelium
Lr
103
Lawrencium
1 -
H
- Hydrogen
3 -
Li
- Lithium
5 -
B
- Boron
8 -
O
- Oxygen
9 -
F
- Fluorine
11 -
Na
- Sodium
13 -
Al
- Aluminum
14 -
Si
- Silicon
19 -
K
- Potassium
Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
How it Works
This Mineral
Formula
Similar Mineral
Formula
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Darrellhenryite
Na Li Al B O Si H
Albite
Na Al Si O
Jadeite
Na Al Si O
Albite
Na Al Si O
Kumdykolite
Na Al Si O
Albite
Na Al Si O
Lingunite
Na Al Si O
Albite
Na Al Si O
Monalbite
Na Al Si O
Trilithionite
K Li Al Si O F
Polylithionite
K Li Al Si O F
Albite
Na Al Si O
Trinepheline
Na Al Si O
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Fluor-elbaite
Na Li Al Si O B H F
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Dravite
Na Mg Al Si O B H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Ephesite
Na Li Al Si O H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Ferro-pedrizite
Na Li Fe Al Si O H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Jadarite
Li Na B Si O H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Manandonite
Li Al Si B O H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Olenite
Na Al Si O B H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Oxy-dravite
Na Al Mg Si O B H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Oxy-schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Rossmanite
Al Li Si O B H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Saliotite
Li Na Al Si O H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Elbaite
Na Al Li Si O B H
Sodic-ferropedrizite
Na Li Fe Al Si O H
Mineral Group:
Search the catalog for minerals that share the same group as this specimen:
How it Works
Structural Group(s):
Feldspar Group
Albite
Andesine
Anorthite
Anorthoclase
Buddingtonite
Bytownite
Celsian
Ferrisanidine
Filatovite
Hyalophane
Labradorite
Microcline
Oligoclase
Orthoclase
Reedmergnerite
Rubicline
Sanidine
Mica Group
Aluminoceladonite
Balestraite
Boromuscovite
Chromphyllite
Eastonite
Ephesite
Ferroaluminoceladonite
Ferroceladonite
Fluorannite
Fluorluanshiweiite
Fluorokinoshitalite
Fluorophlogopite
Fluorotetraferriphlogopite
Garmite
Gorbunovite
Hendricksite
Kreiterite
Luanshiweiite
Masutomilite
Montdorite
Nanpingite
Norrishite
Orlovite
Oxyphlogopite
Polylithionite
Preiswerkite
Roscoelite
Siderophyllite
Sokolovaite
Suhailite
Tainiolite
Tetraferriannite
Tetraferriphlogopite
Tobelite
Trilithionite
Voloshinite
Yangzhumingite
Tourmaline Group
Adachiite
Alumino-oxy-rossmanite
Bosiite
Celleriite
Chromium-dravite
Chromo-alumino-povondraite
Darrellhenryite
Dravite
Dutrowite
Elbaite
Ferro-bosiite
Feruvite
Fluor-buergerite
Fluor-dravite
Fluor-elbaite
Fluor-liddicoatite
Fluor-schorl
Fluor-tsilaisite
Fluor-uvite
Foitite
Lucchesiite
Luinaite-(OH)
Magnesio-dutrowite
Magnesio-foitite
Magnesio-lucchesiite
Maruyamaite
Olenite
Oxy-chromium-dravite
Oxy-dravite
Oxy-foitite
Oxy-schorl
Oxy-vanadium-dravite
Povondraite
Princivalleite
Rossmanite
Schorl
Tsilaisite
Uvite
Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite
Vanadio-oxy-dravite
Fleischers Group(s):
mica-true micas
tourmaline
feldspar
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