Elbaite (Ca-rich)
specimen number:
1602666
location:
Anjanabonoina, Ambohimanambola, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
description:
A cut and polished slab through a section of Ca-rich elbaite. For a very long time these were referred to as liddicoatite, but recent analysis of proven these to be a calcium rich elbaite.
Size: 5.7 x 5.6 x 0.3 cm (miniature)
Collection: Marc Fleischer
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