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Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz : SiO2, Orthoclase : K[AlSi3O8]
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy The specimen is about cm 6 x 5 x 6. The main crystal is cm 1 x 0,8. It has a brownish colour which becomes yellowish near the termination. It's a moor's head,with a black-blue termination. around the torumaline many orthoclase and quartz crystals. Found and collected by Sarah Sudcowsky
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 23286    View Count: 320
Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz : SiO2, Orthoclase : K[AlSi3O8]
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy The specimen is cm 5 x 4 x 4. The main crystals are cm 0,6 x 0,4. between this couple of tourmalines ,one is standing on the matrix showing its gemmy transparence. The colour borns brownish ,then greenish yellow till colourless,ending with a black blue transparent head. Found and collected by Sarah Sudcowsky
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 23287    View Count: 384
Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy The specimen is about cm 2 x 2 x 1,5. The crystals are till cm 1 long x 0,5 large. The tourmalines are gemmy and blue cap,with a greenish colour of the body. They are attached on a smoky quartz cluster,with a little of albite. Found and collected by Sarah Sudcowsky
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 23293    View Count: 346
Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18]
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy The crystal is cm 1,6 x 0,6. It's completely gemmy with vivid colours between clear and deep dark green. It's a moor's head. Found and collected by Sarah Sudcowsky
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 23295    View Count: 274
Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy A closer view of a specimen which displays many nice elbaites. i wanted to show closely this nice gemmy crystal,with,as background,other elbaites and quartz. The crystal is cm 1,8. The specimen is partly repaired. Found and collected by Sarah Sudcowsky.
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 41126    View Count: 325
Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8], Beryl : Be3Al2Si6O18
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy The specimen is about cm 16 x 10 x 12. The elbaites are up to 2 cm. The colour is the same of the previous specimen: the crystals are gemmy dark brown till clear water green,concluding with a black brush termination. The matrix is once again scattered with smoky quartz and albite crystals,with also orthoclases and a few goshenite beryls. One of ...
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 41124    View Count: 309
Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy I called this superb elbaite "the Crown",because of its shape and its kind elegance. The crystal is cm 2,5 x 0,6, with minor lepidolite on a side of its termination. Found and collected by Sarah Sudcowsky
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 41127    View Count: 257
Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18]
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy This is a very special specimen,as it is a DOUBLE TERMINATED elbaite of cm 1,5 x 0,5. Both the terminations are colourless while the middle part of the crystal has got a vivid green colour. Found and collected by Sarah Sudcowsky
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 41128    View Count: 264
Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy A particular of the previous specimen. This is the biggest of its elbaites: 2 cm tall. It stands on a quartz "castle", with smoky crystals as matrix. Found and collected by Sarah Sudcowsky.
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 41125    View Count: 255
Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2, Orthoclase : K[AlSi3O8], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy This is one of my best specimens. The whole size is about cm 8 x 7 x 6. The elbaites are up to 2 cm. The matrix is scattered with castles of smoky quartz and albite, mounted on big orthoclase crystals. the colour of the elbaites is very particular,as it borns gemmy dark brown till a clear "water green",concluding with a brush black termination. ...
© Sarah Sudcowsky	Photo ID: 41123    View Count: 362

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