| Locality type: | Vein |
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| Species: | Elbaite |
| Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ5 photos of Elbaite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Orthoclase | ⓘ5 photos of Elbaite associated with Orthoclase at this locality. |
| Goshenite | ⓘ4 photos of Elbaite associated with Goshenite at this locality. |
| Albite | ⓘ4 photos of Elbaite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Lepidolite | ⓘ3 photos of Elbaite associated with Lepidolite at this locality. |
| Cassiterite | ⓘ2 photos of Elbaite associated with Cassiterite at this locality. |
| Ilmenorutile | 1 photo of Elbaite associated with Ilmenorutile at this locality. |
| Feldspar Group | 1 photo of Elbaite associated with Feldspar Group at this locality. |
| Beryl | ⓘ1 photo of Elbaite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Foitite | ⓘ1 photo of Elbaite associated with Foitite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Rosina vein, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (35 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 258822 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:258822:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | ab94c261-e07b-4623-9650-de20676c9914 |
| References |
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Pezzotta, F., Hawthorne, F.C., Cooper, M.A., Teertstra, D.K. (1996): Fibrous foitite from San Piero in Campo, Elba, Italy. Can. Mineral., 34, 741-744. |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | geologic conditions and bulk compositions, resulting in its being one of the most locally abundant group...certainly one of the most popular with collectors. In addition, the pleasing array of orange and red hues...of our coverage of the garnet-group minerals, and in keeping with the gemstone theme of this year’s Tucson...because of its compositional variability, occurs in a wide array of colors that range from almost black...Spessartine is cubic (4/m32/m) and is often seen in well-formed dodecahedral or trapezohedral crystals |
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Rosina vein, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy