2729 - Elbaite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

ME
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

2729

Mineral Name

Elbaite

Mineral Variety

Indicolite

Chemical Formula

Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Subcollection

Archibald M. MacMartin
Specimen Number
007

Black (dark indicolite?) crystal, rhombohedral termination in pinkish matrix.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Paris, Maine

Locality Lat/Long

44.2597917, -70.5006152