Copper-bearing Elbaite
A variety of Elbaite
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About Copper-bearing Elbaite
Formula:
Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
A variety of Elbaite
A bluish to green-blue Cu-bearing variety of elbaite. Best-price variants have a neon-blue (electric blue) colour.
This material, when used as a gemstone, has been assigned a new formal commercial trade name by the Laboratory Manual Harmonization Committee (LMHC), a group of 7 gemmological laboratories worldwide - Paraíba Tourmaline, regardless of locality of occurrence.
A bluish to green-blue Cu-bearing variety of elbaite. Best-price variants have a neon-blue (electric blue) colour.
This material, when used as a gemstone, has been assigned a new formal commercial trade name by the Laboratory Manual Harmonization Committee (LMHC), a group of 7 gemmological laboratories worldwide - Paraíba Tourmaline, regardless of locality of occurrence.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Copper-bearing Elbaite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
10295 (as Copper-bearing Elbaite)
1364 (as Elbaite)
1364 (as Elbaite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:10295:1 (as Copper-bearing Elbaite)
mindat:1:1:1364:8 (as Elbaite)
mindat:1:1:1364:8 (as Elbaite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
900b4dbe-eb63-4c1a-bd19-d1e43e4ba196 (as Copper-bearing Elbaite)
db0ae747-1af0-413f-8d08-282bf1f135af (as Elbaite)
db0ae747-1af0-413f-8d08-282bf1f135af (as Elbaite)
Chemistry of Copper-bearing Elbaite
Mindat Formula:
Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Synonyms of Copper-bearing Elbaite
Varieties of Copper-bearing Elbaite
Paraíba Tourmaline | An electrifying blue-to-green coloured, gemmy, variety of copper-bearing elbaite or copper-bearing liddicoatite. In mineralogical terms, Paraiba Tourmaline should refer only to tourmaline from the original source, Paraíba, Brazil. However, the name has... |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
12 photos of Copper-bearing Elbaite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
5 photos of Copper-bearing Elbaite associated with Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
4 photos of Copper-bearing Elbaite associated with Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
4 photos of Copper-bearing Elbaite associated with Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
2 photos of Copper-bearing Elbaite associated with Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
1 photo of Copper-bearing Elbaite associated with Lepidolite |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Copper-bearing Elbaite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-10295.html
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References for Copper-bearing Elbaite
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Localities for Copper-bearing Elbaite
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Brazil | |
| Wilson (2002) +1 other reference |
| Ertl +3 other references |
Soares et al. (2018) | |
| James E. Shigley et al. (2001) |
Beurlen +6 other references | |
[var: Paraíba Tourmaline] Carrino et al. (2019) | |
| Beurlen +3 other references |
Mozambique | |
| [var: Paraíba Tourmaline] Wang +6 other references |
| www.gia.edu (n.d.) +1 other reference |
Nigeria | |
| Ludwig et al. (2011) |
Batalha mine, São José da Batalha, Salgadinho, Paraíba, Brazil