elbaite
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Elbaite, a sodium, lithium, aluminium boro-silicate, with the chemical composition Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4, is a mineral species belonging to the six-member ring cyclosilicate tourmaline group.
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Within Vinony's link graph, elbaite is referenced by 218 other articles, and connects out to tourmalines, lithium and beryl.
It is catalogued under topics including Cyclosilicates, Gemstones and Lithium minerals.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Elbaite
- Mineral.category
- Cyclosilicate
- Mineral.boxbgcolor
- 7aaa11
- Mineral.boxtextcolor
- FFFFFF
- Mineral.image
- Elbaite with albite - São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 280px
- Mineral.formula
- Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Elb
- Mineral.strunz
- 9.CK.05
- Mineral.system
- Trigonal
- Mineral.class
- Ditrigonal pyramidal (3m) H–M symbol: (3m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- R3m
- Mineral.color
- Green, red to pink, blue, orange, yellow, colorless, multicolored
- Mineral.habit
- Prismatic; striated
- Mineral.cleavage
- Poor/indistinct on {1120} and {1011}
- Mineral.fracture
- Sub-conchoidal
- Mineral.luster
- Vitreous
- Mineral.refractive
- nω = 1.635–1.650, nε = 1.615–1.632
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- tourmalines
- Named after
- Elba
- Image
- Elbaite-121985.jpg
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- Commons category
- Elbaite
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.CK.05
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.CK.05
- type locality (geology)
- San Piero in Campo
- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- solid solution series with
- dravite
- streak color
- white
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Elb
- chemical formula
- Na(Li₁.₅Al₁.₅)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/C.08
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Elbaite varieties
- See also
- References
{{Infobox mineral | name = Elbaite | category = Cyclosilicate | boxbgcolor = #7aaa11 | boxtextcolor = #FFFFFF | image = Elbaite with albite - São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.jpg | imagesize = 280px | caption = | formula = Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4 | IMAsymbol = Elb | molweight = | strunz = 9.CK.05 | system = Trigonal | class = Ditrigonal pyramidal (3m) H–M symbol: (3m) | symmetry = R3m | color = Green, red to pink, blue, orange, yellow, colorless, multicolored | habit = Prismatic; striated | cleavage = Poor/indistinct on {1120} and {1011} | fracture = Sub-conchoidal | mohs = | luster = Vitreous | refractive = nω = 1.635–1.650, nε = 1.615–1.632 | opticalprop = Uniaxial (−); moderate relief | birefringence = δ = 0.020 | streak = White | density = 2.9–3.2 | diaphaneity = Transparent to opaque | other = piezoelectric and pyroelectric | references = | var1 = Achroite | var1text = colorless | var2 = Indicolite | var2text = blue | var3 = Rubellite | var3text = red to pink | var4 = Verdelite | var4text = green }}
Elbaite, a sodium, lithium, aluminium boro-silicate, with the chemical composition Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4, is a mineral species belonging to the six-member ring cyclosilicate tourmaline group.
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