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| Name: | Elbaite Elb |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #237: Tourmaline var. Chrome Elbaite Barra de Salinas, Brazil  #239: Tourmaline var. Elbaite San Diego, California, USA  #248: Tourmaline var. Elbaite var. Watermelon  #261: Quartz / Tourmaline var. Elbaite Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA  #264: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Pederneira mine, Sao Jose de Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #265: Tourmaline var. Elbaite var. Watermelon Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerias, Brazil  #294: Quartz / Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Feldspar Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA  #349: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #376: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Stak Nala Mine, Pakistan  #385: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Oktyabrskaya Pegmatite Mine, Malkhan, Russia  #390: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Aricanga, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #392: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Aricanga, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #523: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Paprok Mine, Kamdesh, Nuristan, Afghanistan  #619: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Virgem de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #620: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Taqueral, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #621: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Virgem de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #673: Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Lepidolite Mica Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #682: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Parun Pegmatite, Afghanistan  #688: Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Quartz Taqueral, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #829: Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Lepidolite Mica Pederneira mine, Sao Jose de Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #837: Tourmaline var. Elbaite Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerias, Brazil  #1237: Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Lepidolite Mica Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA  #1276: Lepidolite var. Trilithionite / Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Albite Brazil |
| IMA Chemistry: | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Elbaite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Aluminum (Al) Lithium (Li) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Boron (B) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1913 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Vernadsky W (1913) Über die chemische Formel der Turmaline. Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie 53, 273-288. |
| Structural Group Name: | Tourmaline |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | tourmaline |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3077 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.33 |
| Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
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