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Elbaite from
Mavuco, Mogovolas District, Nampula Province, Mozambique


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Comments:While its colors are somewhat less bright than top Brazilian material, Mozambique paraiba is often less included and has been found in larger sizes.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mavuco, Mogovolas District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:999749
Long-form Identifier:1:3:999749:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘNahora Pegmatite, GilÃĐ District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘNanro Pegmatite (Nacuissupa Pegmatite; Naquissupa Pegmatite), GilÃĐ District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘMuiÃĒne pegmatite (MuiÃĒne mine; Emdal mines), Muiane-Naipa group, GilÃĐ District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘNaipa mine, Muiane-Naipa group, GilÃĐ District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘMuhano-Majamala-Cochiline Pegmatite Group, GilÃĐ District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘNapakhala, GilÃĐ district, Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
References
www.gia.edu (n.d.) http://www.gia.edu/loupeonline/29962/30252/2724/current_issue_detail.cfm
Ludwig, T., Marschall, H. R., Pogge von Strandmann, P. A. E., Shabaga, B. M., Fayek, M., Hawthorne, F. C. (2011) A secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) re-evaluation of B and Li isotopic compositions of Cu-bearing elbaite from three global localities. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (4) 2485-2494 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.4.2485
 
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