Elbaite

  
Origin: Santa Rosa, Itambacuri Co., Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 6 x 5 x 7 cm
 
  
Origin: Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande district, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 17 x 12 x 30 mm
 
  
Origin: Skardu, Baltistan, Pakistan
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 32 mm
 
  
Elbaite with albite
Origin: Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande district, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 18 x 18 x 30 mm
 
  
Origin: Ferruginha mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 18 x 14 x 46 mm
 
Origin: SW Yunnan Province, China
Sample size: 2.5 x 4 x 15 mm
 
  
 
  
Origin: Pech, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 6 x 7 x 21 mm (top), 9 x 2 x 40 mm (bottom)
 
Elbaite on quartz (repaired)
Origin: Santa Rosa Mine, Brazil
Sample size: 4.6 cm tall
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
  
Origin: Madagascar
Ex. Alessandro Genazzani collection
Sample size: 2 x 3 x 1.5 cm
 
        
Blue cap elbaite
Origin: Laghman, Afghanistan
Ex. Keith Hayes collection
Sample size: 1.3 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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