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Photo by Chip Clark

Elbaite

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Elbaite, 33 cm, from the Santa Rosa mine, Franciscópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Smithsonian Institution collection #507095; Chip Clark photo. Pictured on the dust jacket of John White’s 1971 book, Color Underground; The Mineral Picture Book, illustrating specimens from the Smithsonian collection.

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Species
ElbaiteAbout Elbaite →
SizeMuseum
Dimensions33.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Santa Rosa Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 56 4 page 79

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