Elbaite
(重定向自Rubellite)



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.