Elbaite
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![Rubellite in lepidolite mica matrix, Pala, California.](/Images/godic/202501/10/Lithia_pegmatite_with_rubellite_tourmaline_in_lepidolite_mica_matrix,_Pala_CA0034.jpg")
![Elbaite – Elba Island – Topotype deposit](/Images/godic/202501/10/Elbaite_Elbe0034.jpg")
Elbaite, a sodium, lithium, aluminium boro-silicate, is a mineral species belonging to the six member ring cyclosilicate tourmaline group, with the following general composituion: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4.
Elbaite forms three series, with dravite, with fluor-liddicoatite, and with schorl. Due to these series, specimens with the ideal end-member formula are not found occurring naturally.