Elbaite

Variety indicolite

Origin: Otjua Mine, Karabib, Namibia

Ex. Charlie Key collection

Sample size: 3.2 x 2 x 1.9 cm

Variety liddicoatite

Origin: Camp Robin, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

Sample size: 3.4 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm

Elbaite with quartz and pyrite

Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil

Ex. Ed Ruggiero and Keith Proctor collections

Sample size: 5.3 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

Origin: Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 10 x 10 x 17 mm (top), 18 x 9 x 26 mm (bottom)

Origin: Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Sample size: 9 x 9 x 27 mm

Origin: Barra de Salinas Mine, Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Sample size: 9 x 6 x 14 mm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich

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