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Elbaite from
Abuja leather, Komu pegmatites, Atisbo, Oyo, Nigeria


Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Abuja leather, Komu pegmatites, Atisbo, Oyo, Nigeria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1014652
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1014652:3
GUID (UUID V4):445e24a6-d8fc-4343-8f1f-f9b742401a59
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Collection no. 32510; and (8) a 13.94 cuprian elbaite tourmaline from Mozambique, courtesy of Pala International...located in Tanzania in 2005 (Laurs, 2006), while Nigeria developed into an important source for pink tourmaline...colors (of medium-to-high saturation and tone) of elbaite tourmaline, whatever its geographic origin (LMHC...cuprian tourmaline was discovered near Edeko, Nigeria, though this material did not have quite the same...Mulmeister S., Moon M. (1990) Gem quality cuprian elbaite tourmalines from Sao Jose da Batalha, Paraiba,
 
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