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| Species: | Elbaite |
| Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Colour: | green, pink, blue, black, also watermelon |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Elbaite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Tourmaline | ⓘ2 photos of Elbaite associated with Tourmaline at this locality. |
| Lepidolite | 1 photo of Elbaite associated with Lepidolite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Penneshaw, Dudley Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 128508 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:128508:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 1412ad0a-6eb6-4b5f-a42f-928f3d0eb771 |
| Localities for Elbaite in this Region |
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| Dudley pegmatite, Penneshaw, Dudley Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia |
| Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite |
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| 10.5km (6.5 miles) | ⓘDudley pegmatite, Penneshaw, Dudley Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia |
| 62.3km (38.7 miles) | ⓘDaws Diggings, Parndana, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Report (issue) | | taken from the Library NN GU 1900 TP CATALOGUE SOUTH OF AUSTRALIAN MINERALS: 1983 by R.J. Noble...Government Printer, South Australia, 1983 REF 349.994, N668c Noble, R. A. Catalogue of South Australian minerals...(Robert John), 1946—supiic LIBRARY Catalogue of South Australian minerals: 1983. Bibliography. ISBN 0...Mineralogy—South Australia. |. Just, J. (Juri). Il. Johnson, J. E. (James Eric). Ill. South Australia. Dept...and Energy. IV. Title. (Series: Handbook (South Australia. Dept. of Mines and Energy); 7) 549.99423 |  | | Report (issue) | | GS/GN A lifesize pen and ink render ing of elbaite crystals with lepidolite from the Golconda Mine...Maximilian Glas ............ 62 • Inclusions in Elbaite Crystals .......... 64 John I. Koivula • If Icarus.......73 Asia ..............................78 Australia ......................... 82 Europe (east) ......... 85 North America ..................... 89 South America ..................... 96 • References ....generally considered a variety of tourmaline (elbaite). The difficulties in ana lyzing tourmaline deterred |
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Dudley pegmatite, Penneshaw, Dudley Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia