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Elbaite from
Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Elbaite | |
| Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Comments: | Considered to be the best specimens of pocket tourmaline from Namibian pegmatites. Lots of crystals were badly fractured, commonly seen was green, dark green or blue-black rinds and red to pink cores but said to lack lustre. Large crystals up to 30cm. Uncertain if these crystals are (at least in part) fluor-elbaite (compare fluor-elbaite entry). | |
| Habit: | Prismatic | |
| Colour: | Blue, green, pink to red. | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 20 | |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 8 | |
| Lepidolite | 7 | |
| Albite | 7 | |
| - var Cleavelandite | 1 | |
| Schorl | 5 | |
| Fluorapatite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (54 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 4813 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:4813:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite | ||
| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘRubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 12.8km (8.0 miles) | ⓘHelikon I Pit, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘHelikon II pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 14.1km (8.8 miles) | ⓘBerger's pegmatite, Kaliombo Farm 119, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 17.5km (10.9 miles) | ⓘJohann Albrechtshöhe Farm 149, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 21.4km (13.3 miles) | ⓘNeuschwaben Farm 73 (Neu Schwaben), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 24.5km (15.2 miles) | ⓘDobbelsberg Farm 99, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 24.9km (15.4 miles) | ⓘOtjimbingwe Farm 104, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 26.1km (16.2 miles) | ⓘOmbujomenge Farm 39, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 43.4km (26.9 miles) | ⓘOtjimbojo Ost Farm 48 (Otjimbojo East), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| References | ||
Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia