3911 - Elbaite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

CA
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

3911

Mineral Name

Elbaite

Mineral Variety

Indicolite

Chemical Formula

Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Specimen Number
007b

Two of 007 elbaite are 'blue striated single crystal', one of them more blue than the other, both from San Diego, CA.

Single blue striated prismatic crystal

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Rincon, San Diego Co., California

Locality Lat/Long

33.288921, -116.960365
Original Attributed Locality
California
San Diego County