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Elbaite from
Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden


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Elbaite

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
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Elbaite, etc.

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
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Elbaite, etc.

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
09316890017272009008240.jpg
Elbaite, etc.

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
09268390017365497632038.jpg
Elbaite

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
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Elbaite, etc.

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
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Elbaite, etc.

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
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Elbaite, etc.

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
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Elbaite

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
09459530017272008947247.jpg
Elbaite, etc.

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
00142930017272008993679.jpg
Elbaite, etc.

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
09316890017272009008240.jpg
Elbaite, etc.

Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Lepidolite3
Petalite2
Amblygonite2
Beryl1
Albite1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:53202
Long-form Identifier:1:3:53202:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Elbaite in this Region
Grundberg outcrop, Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
Nyköpingsgruvan, Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘNyköpingsgruvan, Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGrundberg outcrop, Utö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘNorrö Mica Quarry, Norrö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘNorrskogen, Arlanda, Sigtuna, Stockholm County, Sweden
References
Langhof, Jörgen, Jonsson, Erik, Gustafsson, Lars, Otter, Bertil (1998) Utö- en klassisk svensk mineralfyndort [Utö - a classical Swedish mineral locality]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 14. 29-31
Langhof, Jörgen, Holtstam, Dan, Gustafsson, Lars (2000) Chiavennite and zoned genthelvite-helvite as late-stage minerals of the Proterozoic LCT pegmatites at Utö, Stockholm, Sweden. GFF, 122 (2). 207-212 doi:10.1080/11035890001222207
 
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