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Elbaite (Elbait)

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Elbait
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Elbait
Größe: 8,53 mm; Fundort: Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba,Insel Elba, Livorno, Toskana (Toscana), Italien
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato; Contribution: Hg
Location: Italien/Toskana (Toscana)/Livorno, Provinz/Elba, Insel/Campo nell'Elba/San Piero in Campo/Grotta d'Oggi
Mineral: Elbaite
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Elbait

Größe: 8,53 mm; Fundort: Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba,Insel Elba, Livorno, Toskana (Toscana), Italien
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2013-07-08
Locality: Grotta d'Oggi / San Piero in Campo / Campo nell'Elba / Elba, Insel / Livorno, Provinz / Toskana (Toscana) / Italien
Elbait
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Elbait
Größe: 70x50x30 mm; Fundort: Jonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Docetal, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Brasilien/Südosten (Região Sudeste)/Minas Gerais/Doce-Tal/Conselheiro Pena/Jonas Mine
Mineral: Elbaite
Image: 1289077601
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Elbait

Größe: 70x50x30 mm; Fundort: Jonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Docetal, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-11-06
Locality: Jonas Mine / Conselheiro Pena / Doce-Tal / Minas Gerais / Südosten (Região Sudeste) / Brasilien
Elbaite
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Elbaite
Perfect coloure and quality, elbaite crystal from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan; Size 55 x 25 x 21 mm
Copyright: pegmatite; Contribution: pegmatite
Collection: pegmatite
Location: Afghanistan/Nuristan, Provinz/Paprok
Mineral: Elbaite
Image: 1478712987
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Elbaite

Perfect coloure and quality, elbaite crystal from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan; Size 55 x 25 x 21 mm
Collection: pegmatite
Copyright: pegmatite
Contribution: pegmatite 2016-11-09
Locality: Paprok / Nuristan, Provinz / Afghanistan
Elbait
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Elbait
Dieser auf der Basis pinselartig aufgefaserte, tief dunkelgrau-violette Elbaitkristall stammt aus der Himalaya Mine im San Diego Co., Kalifornien und hat eine Höhe von etwa 3,2 cm.
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer; Contribution: Klaus Schäfer
Collection: Klaus Schäfer, Collection number: SyS-Elbait-2-1-18
Location: USA/Kalifornien (California)/San Diego Co./Mesa Grande District/Gem Hill/Himalaya Mine
Mineral: Elbaite
Image: 1488451612
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Elbait (SNr: SyS-Elbait-2-1-18)

Dieser auf der Basis pinselartig aufgefaserte, tief dunkelgrau-violette Elbaitkristall stammt aus der Himalaya Mine im San Diego Co., Kalifornien und hat eine Höhe von etwa 3,2 cm.
Collection: Klaus Schäfer
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer
Contribution: Klaus Schäfer 2017-03-02
Locality: Himalaya Mine / Gem Hill / Mesa Grande District / San Diego Co. / Kalifornien (California) / USA
Elbait
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Elbait
Sahatany Valley, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. Kristallgröße 4 mm
Copyright: skibbo; Contribution: skibbo
Location: Madagaskar/Vàkinankàratra, Region/Sahatany-Pegmatitfeld
Mineral: Elbaite
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Elbait

Sahatany Valley, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. Kristallgröße 4 mm
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Contribution: skibbo 2018-11-27
Locality: Sahatany-Pegmatitfeld / Vàkinankàratra, Region / Madagaskar
Elbait
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Elbait
Größe: 5,55 mm; Fundort: Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Insel Elba, Livorno, Toskana (Toscana), Italien
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato; Contribution: Hg
Location: Italien/Toskana (Toscana)/Livorno, Provinz/Elba, Insel/Campo nell'Elba/San Piero in Campo/Grotta d'Oggi
Mineral: Elbaite
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Elbait

Größe: 5,55 mm; Fundort: Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Insel Elba, Livorno, Toskana (Toscana), Italien
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2011-10-06
Locality: Grotta d'Oggi / San Piero in Campo / Campo nell'Elba / Elba, Insel / Livorno, Provinz / Toskana (Toscana) / Italien

Collectors Summary

Color vielfarbig
Streak color weiß
Lustre Glasglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 7
Solubility +- HF, - andere Säuren
Crystal System trigonal, R3m
Morphology Basispedien, Prismen, Pyramiden und Kombinationen

Additional information / Summary

Elbait gehört zur Mineralgruppe Turmalin

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Aluminium, Lithium, Natrium, Silicium, Bor, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 921.69525105 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 54

Info

Empirical formula:

Na(Li0.75Al0.25)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

0.44

4

7.41

1.0079470

4.0317880
Lithium

Li

1.69

2.25

4.17

6.9412000

15.6177000
Boron

B

3.52

3

5.56

10.8117000

32.4351000
Oxygen

O

53.81

31

57.41

15.9994300

495.9823300
Sodium

Na

2.49

1

1.85

22.9897702

22.9897702
Aluminium

Al

19.76

6.75

12.50

26.9815382

182.1253829
Silicon

Si

18.28

6

11.11

28.0855300

168.5131800

Anal­y­sis wt%

SiO2 : 37.46, B2O3 : 11.03, Al2O3 : 40.36, Li2O : 1.94, MnO : 2.08, Na2O : 1.82, CaO : 0.82, F : 1.19, H2O : 2.70 (Ref: Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 82)

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

9.CK.05

9: Silikate (Germanate)
C: Ringsilikate (Cyclosilikate)
K: ~[Si6O18]12- sechser-Einfachringe, mit inselartig, komplexe [Anionen]
05:

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

VIII/E.19-010

VIII: SILIKATE
E: Ringsilikate
19: Sechserringe [Si6O18] 12-; Turmalin-Gruppe

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

9.CE.180

9: SILICATES
C: Cyclosilicates
E: Tourmaline-Group
1: Alkali-Subgroup 1 and 2 - Dravites and Elbaites

Dana 8th edi­tion

61.03d.01.08

61: Cyclosilicates Cyclosilicate Six-Membered Rings
03d: Cyclosilicates Cyclosilicate Six-Membered Rings with borate groups (Lithian Tourmaline Subgroup)
01: Elbaite Subgroup

IMA sta­tus

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Tourmaline supergroup  ⇒ Alkali-Tourmaline group  ⇒ Tourmaline Alkali-subgroup 2

Optical Properties

Color

vielfarbig

Streak color

weiß

Diaphane­ity (Trans­parency)

transparent bis durchscheinend bis opak

Lus­tre

Glasglanz

max. Birefrin­gence

0.019
Birefringence chart\! Elbaite title=Birefringence chart Elbaite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.637

RI value γ / ε

1.618

Ri mean

1.631

2V angle

Uniaxial (-)

Optical Data Luminescence

Lumi­nes­cence

Piezoelectric

Color SW-UV (254nm)

  

bläulich weiß

SW-UV Intensity

stark

After­glow (Per­sistant Lumi­nes­cence)

keine Daten

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

trigonal

Class (H-M)

3m

Space Group number

160

Space Group

R3m

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

15.810

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

-

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

7.085

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

0.448

Cell param­e­ters c/b

-

Z

3

Volumne (ų)

1533.678

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

4.96(30),
4.20(60),
3.96(80),
3.45(70),
2.931(90),
2.560(100),
2.029(50),
1.908(30)
XRD chart Elbaite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Morphol­ogy

Basispedien, Prismen, Pyramiden und Kombinationen

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hard­ness (Mohs)

7

VHN (Hard­ness Vick­ers)

1300 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.05

2.994 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Radioac­tiv­ity

keine

Insta­bil­ity

+- HF, - andere Säuren

Chem­ical Prop­er­ties and Tests

IR-Spektrum ist publiziert, siehe G. Diego Gatta, Rosa M. Danisi, Ilaria Adamo, Martin Meven, Valeria Diella: A single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction study of elbaite. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals Volume 39, Number 7 (2012), 577-588.

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Italien/Toskana (Toscana)/Livorno, Provinz/Elba, Insel/Campo nell'Elba/San Piero in Campo/Fonte del Prete

Preface

Occurrences

Insel Elba (San Piero, San Illario), Brasilien, Madagaskar, Granulitgebirge /Sachs., Rozna(Böhmen)

Asso­cia­tions

Quarz, Lepidolith, Albit, Clevelandit, Topas, Muskovit, Mikroklin, Cookeit, Montmorillonit, Morganit

Name from

der Insel Elba

Author (Name, Year)

Vernadsky, 1913

Rel­evance, Usage

als Edelstein und für optische Gläser

Detailed description

BILD:1076779985

Elbait in situ

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Elbait in situ
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Elbait in situ
Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., Kalifornien, USA; Datum: Juli 2005
Copyright: Alan Goldstein; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: USA/Kalifornien (California)/San Diego Co./Pala District/Chief Mountain/Elizabeth R. Mine
Mineral: Elbaite
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Elbait in situ

Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., Kalifornien, USA; Datum: Juli 2005
Copyright: Alan Goldstein
Contribution: slugslayer 2009-12-05
Locality: Elizabeth R. Mine / Chief Mountain / Pala District / San Diego Co. / Kalifornien (California) / USA

References

American Mineralogist 91 (2006), 1847

IMA group assignments

Varieties

Achroite

farblose Varietät des Elbait

Chromian Elbaite

grüne, Cr(III)-haltige Varietät des Elbait

Indicolite

Indigolith wird blauer Elbait genannt, wobei es sich meist um ein relativ dunkles Blau, oft mit einem Stich ins Grüne, handelt. Blaue Turmaline sind sehr viel seltener als grüne oder rosafarbene.

Paraibaite

Paraibait ist eine blaue kupferhaltige Varietät des Elbait-Turmalins.

Rubellite

Rubellit ist ein rosa bis rot gefärbter Elbait, der in Hohlräumen und Drusen von Pegmatiten auftritt (Edelstein-Varietät)

Tsilaisite (Elbaite)

Tsilaisit = Mn-haltiger Elbait

Verdelite

Verdelith ist ein grün gefärbter Elbait (Edelstein-Varietät)

Other languages

German

Elbait

French

Elbaite

English

Elbaite

Spanish

Elbaíta

Russian

Эльбаит

Simplified Chinese

锂电气石

Alternative Name

Elbaite (of Vernadsky)

Lithia Tourmaline

Japanese

リシア電気石

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Elb

Automatic Links to external internet sources (Responsibility is with the operator)

German pages

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English pages

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Russian pages

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German pages

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