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Elbaite Lepidolite & Quartz

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Elbaite Lepidolite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Nuristan District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 10.5 × 7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
13.00cm
Description

Pink Tourmaline Elbaite with Lepidolite on Smoky Quartz - Pachigram, Afghanistan

Light pink and green tourmaline is terminated and has amazing lustrous and clarity.

Specimen is perfect without any damage  and has brilliant colour contrast combination.

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...

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

Quartz

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

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