| Locality type: | Prospect |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Elbaite |
| Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Comments: | Commonly pink, some dark blue and green. Typically opaque and unterminated. |
| Habit: | elongated prisms |
| Colour: | pink, dark blue, green |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | β8 photos of Elbaite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Lepidolite | β5 photos of Elbaite associated with Lepidolite at this locality. |
| Cleavelandite | β5 photos of Elbaite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β2 photos of Elbaite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Microcline | β2 photos of Elbaite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Albite | β1 photo of Elbaite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130196 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130196:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 1a7b0572-0977-49b0-963b-cde0f58e20e7 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite |
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| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | βSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | βWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | βSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | βStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.4km (4.0 miles) | βBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.6km (6.0 miles) | βRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.0km (6.2 miles) | βWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | βHalberg Quarries (Eureka Quarry; Cook Quarry; Gem Stone Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.2km (9.5 miles) | βAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | βGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA