Mineral Name Elbaite
First Discovered 1913
Nickel-Strunz Classification 09.CK.05
Dana Classification 63.03d.01.08
ICSD 9252
Mineral Group Silicates - Cyclosilicate in the Tourmaline group


Chromian Elbaite is a variety of the mineral elbaite. For information about augite please click the article tab at the top of the page, or click -here-.



A variety of elbaite with a slight chromian content.



Chromian Elbaite can be only found in two places around the world. The map below shows major documented concentrations of elbaite:


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July 30, 2012 The last time this page was updated
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