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colourless in transmitted light",[56,57,58,59],"colorless","gray","yellow","white",[59],"On {010}; on {100} good.","Perfect","brittle","Biaxial","+","1.554","1.56","1.587","1.591","1.628","1.631","87",1.554,1.631,"weak r > v","Soluble in HF.","Syenite pegmatite.","Alkali-rich pegmatites (Madagascar); gem gravels (Kashmir).","Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden, 332865.\r\nNatural History Museum, Paris, France, 10734.\r\nNational Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 116994.","A pegmatite mineral often occurring with beryl.","Named in 1890 by Waldemar Christofer Brøgger in honor of Axel Hamberg [January 17, 1863 Klara Församling, Stockholm, Sweden - June 28, 1933 Stockholm, Sweden], professor of geography at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, who drew attention to the first specimens.","2026-04-13 16:03:45",[],[],[86,94,102],{"id":87,"name":88,"entrytype":9,"csystem":89,"ima_formula":90,"mindat_formula":91,"hmin":47,"hmax":34,"dmeas":92,"dcalc":36,"primary_image_id":93},819,"Beryl","Hexagonal","Be\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Si\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>","Be\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(Si\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>)","2.63",3157,{"id":95,"name":96,"entrytype":9,"csystem":33,"ima_formula":97,"mindat_formula":97,"hmin":98,"hmax":47,"dmeas":99,"dcalc":100,"primary_image_id":101},1218,"Danburite","CaB\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Si\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>8\u003C\u002Fsub>",7,"2.93","2.99",6828,{"id":103,"name":104,"entrytype":9,"csystem":105,"ima_formula":106,"mindat_formula":106,"hmin":107,"hmax":98,"dmeas":108,"dcalc":109,"primary_image_id":110},3733,"Spodumene","Monoclinic","LiAlSi\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>",6.5,"3.1","3.184",22683,[],[113],{"id":114,"txt":115,"latitude":11,"longitude":11,"country":116},32730,"Salbutangen, Helgeroa, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway","Norway",76,[119,122,125,128,133,138,141,146,151,155,159,164,168,172,176,181,185,189,192,196,200,204,207,211,214,219,223,227,232,237],{"id":120,"year":11,"html":121,"doi":11},16111367,"(1911): Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie: 50: 596–597.",{"id":123,"year":26,"html":124,"doi":11},101839,"Brøgger, Waldemar Christofer (1890) Die Mineralien der Syenitpegmatitgänge der südnorwegischen Augit- und Nephelinsyenite. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie\u003C\u002Fi>,  16 (1). 1-893",{"id":126,"year":26,"html":127,"doi":11},15971182,"Bäckström (1890) Bihang KVAH Bd. 15:2, pp.23-24",{"id":129,"year":130,"html":131,"doi":132},399908,1909,"Lacroix, Alfred (1909) Sur la hambergite de Madagascar. \u003Ci>Bulletin de Minéralogie\u003C\u002Fi>,  32 (7) 320-324 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1909.3373'>doi:10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1909.3373\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1909.3373",{"id":134,"year":135,"html":136,"doi":137},399932,1910,"Lacroix, Alfred (1910) Nouvelles observations sur les minéraux des pegmatites de Madagascar. \u003Ci>Bulletin de Minéralogie\u003C\u002Fi>,  33 (1) 37-53 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1910.3399'>doi:10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1910.3399\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1910.3399",{"id":139,"year":135,"html":140,"doi":11},16111363,"Goldschmidt and Müller (1910) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie: 48: 473.",{"id":142,"year":143,"html":144,"doi":145},103181,1911,"Goldschmidt, V., Müller, Frdr. C. (1911) XXVIII. Hambergit aus Madagaskar. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials\u003C\u002Fi>,  48 (1-6) 475-485 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.1911.48.1.475'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.1911.48.1.475\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.1911.48.1.475",{"id":147,"year":148,"html":149,"doi":150},103281,1912,"Drugman, J.; Goldschmidt, V. (1912) Ein Hambergitzwilling von Madagascar. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie\u003C\u002Fi>,  50 (1-6). 596-597 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.1912.50.1.596'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.1912.50.1.596\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.1912.50.1.596",{"id":152,"year":153,"html":154,"doi":11},16111368,1913,"Burton (1913) Records of the Geological Survey of India: 43: 168.",{"id":156,"year":157,"html":158,"doi":11},4468626,1918,"(1918) \u003Ci>Atlas Der Krystallformen\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 4 - Text - Band IV - Fergusonit-Ixionolith. Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, Heidelberg.",{"id":160,"year":161,"html":162,"doi":163},104369,1931,"Zachariasen, W. H. (1931) The Crystalline Structure of Hambergite, Be2BO3(OH) \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials\u003C\u002Fi>,  76 (1) 289-302 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.1931.76.1.289'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.1931.76.1.289\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.1931.76.1.289",{"id":165,"year":166,"html":167,"doi":11},16111371,1939,"Payne (1939) Gemmologist, London: 9: 33.",{"id":169,"year":170,"html":171,"doi":11},1118652,1951,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":173,"year":174,"html":175,"doi":11},16111373,1955,"Vergnoux, A.M., Ginouvès, M.F. (1955) Étude d’un cristal d’hambergite dans le proche infra-rouge. Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965): 2(3): 807-815.",{"id":177,"year":178,"html":179,"doi":180},616373,1963,"Zachariasen, W. H., Plettinger, H. A., Marezio, M. (1963) The structure and birefringence of hambergite, Be2BO3.OH. \u003Ci>Acta Crystallographica\u003C\u002Fi>,  16 (11) 1144-1146 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1107\u002Fs0365110x63003005'>doi:10.1107\u002Fs0365110x63003005\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1107\u002Fs0365110x63003005",{"id":182,"year":183,"html":184,"doi":11},16111375,1964,"Cohen-Solal, G.W. (1964) Etude théorique de l'ion OH-dans les cristaux: application à l'effet Raman de l'Hambergite. Doctoral dissertation.",{"id":186,"year":187,"html":188,"doi":11},524194,1965,"Switzer, George, Clarke, Roy S., Sinkankas, John, Worthing, and Helen W. (1965) Fluorine in hambergite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  50 (1-2) 85-95 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM50\u002FAM50_85.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":190,"year":187,"html":191,"doi":11},16111377,"Semenov, Y.I., Bykova, V.A. (1965) Beryllium borate, hambergite in alkaline pegmatite of the Baikal region. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 161: 148-149.",{"id":193,"year":194,"html":195,"doi":11},16111378,1981,"Konovalenko, S.I., Rossovskii, L., Ananiev, S.A., Petukhov, E.P. (1981) 1st occurrence of hambergite in pegmatites of the USSR. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 260(4): 992-996.",{"id":197,"year":198,"html":199,"doi":11},16111379,1995,"Burns, P.C., Novák, M., Hawthorne, F.C. (1995) Fluorine-hydroxyl variation in hambergite: a crystal-structure study. The Canadian Mineralogist: 33: 1205-1213.",{"id":201,"year":202,"html":203,"doi":11},15418311,1996,"Grew, Edward S.; Anovitz, Lawrence M. - \u003Ci>Eds.\u003C\u002Fi> (1996) Boron - Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry. \u003Ci>Reviews in Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 33. Mineralogical Society of America p.862",{"id":205,"year":202,"html":206,"doi":11},16111380,"Richards, R.P. (1996) Twinned hambergite from the Gilgit district, Northern Pakistan. The Canadian Mineralogist: 34(3): 615-621.",{"id":208,"year":209,"html":210,"doi":11},16111381,1998,"Novák, M., Burns, P.C., Morgan, G.B. (1998) Fluorine-hydroxyl variation in hambergite from granitic pegmatites. The Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 441-446.",{"id":212,"year":209,"html":213,"doi":11},16111382,"Dzhurayev, Z.T., Zolotarev, A.A., Pekov, I.V., Frolova, L.V. (1998) Hambergite from pegmatite veins of the eastern Pamirs. Zapiski Vseross Mineral Obshch: 127(4): 132-139.",{"id":215,"year":216,"html":217,"doi":218},10559820,2002,"Shannon, Robert D., Shannon, Ruth C., Medenbach, Olaf, Fischer, Reinhard X. (2002) Refractive Index and Dispersion of Fluorides and Oxides. \u003Ci>Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data\u003C\u002Fi>,  31 (4) 931-970 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1063\u002F1.1497384'>doi:10.1063\u002F1.1497384\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1063\u002F1.1497384",{"id":220,"year":221,"html":222,"doi":11},16771791,2003,"Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (2003) \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 5 - Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.",{"id":224,"year":225,"html":226,"doi":11},16964729,2005,"(2005) Hambergite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fhambergite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":228,"year":229,"html":230,"doi":231},17013,2010,"Thomas, Rainer, Davidson, Paul (2010) Hambergite-rich melt inclusions in morganite crystals from the Muiane pegmatite, Mozambique and some remarks on the paragenesis of hambergite. \u003Ci>Mineralogy and Petrology\u003C\u002Fi>,  100 (3) 227-239 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fs00710-010-0132-8'>doi:10.1007\u002Fs00710-010-0132-8\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002Fs00710-010-0132-8",{"id":233,"year":234,"html":235,"doi":236},396907,2012,"Gatta, G. D., McIntyre, G. J., Bromiley, G., Guastoni, A., Nestola, F. (2012) A single-crystal neutron diffraction study of hambergite, Be\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>BO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH,F) \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  97 (11) 1891-1897 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam.2012.4232'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam.2012.4232\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Frruff_1.0\u002Fuploads\u002FAM97_1891.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam.2012.4232",{"id":238,"year":239,"html":240,"doi":241},153837,2013,"Gatta, G. Diego; Lotti, Paolo; Nestola, Fabrizio; Merlini, Marco; Pasqual, Daria; Lausi, Andrea (2013) Thermo-elastic behaviour of Be2BO3OH (hambergite) up to 7 GPa and 1,100 K. \u003Ci>Physics and Chemistry of Minerals\u003C\u002Fi>,  40 (5). 401-409 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fs00269-013-0578-4'>doi:10.1007\u002Fs00269-013-0578-4\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002Fs00269-013-0578-4",[243,253,262,270,278,285,292,299,306,314,321,329,336,343,349,356,363,370,375,382,389,395,400,406,413],{"id":244,"source_url":245,"license_code":246,"credit_html":247,"title":248,"description":249,"author":250,"original_width":251,"original_height":252},10798,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6272253","CC BY-SA 3.0","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6272253\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergit - Madagaskar.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa> - Locality: Madagaskar - Exposed in the Mineralogical Museum, Bonn, Germany","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike)",950,700,{"id":254,"source_url":255,"license_code":246,"credit_html":256,"title":257,"description":258,"author":259,"original_width":260,"original_height":261},10799,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120364","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120364\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-21341.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Hyakule, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSankhuwasabha_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sankhuwasabha District\">Sankhuwasabha District (Sankhuwa Sahba)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKosi_Zone\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kosi Zone\">Kosi Zone\u003C\u002Fa>, Nepal (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-122541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegant, slightly curving, slender hambergite crystal of exceptional size for this locaiton! The color is not just white but a pearlescent, brilliant white that is really attractive, and the attached tourmaline sets it off nicely and distinguishes the piece from a Pamir hambergite specimen which I would have thought it otherwise. From the noted rarities collection of German collector Paul Stahl. 7.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm To see the Tourmalines look at the reverse side in photo #169906\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",338,450,{"id":263,"source_url":264,"license_code":246,"credit_html":265,"title":266,"description":267,"author":259,"original_width":268,"original_height":269},10800,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429176","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429176\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-ck11a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3559.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5 x 2 x 0.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite (huge floater XL!)\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This remarkable crystal is not only huge, but it is a floater as well! It is entirely translucent and the crystal form is very interesting and sculptural. Altogether, it is a very significant San Diego rarity but moreover it is a good hambergite even by worldwide standards. 5 x 2 x 0.7 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",234,400,{"id":271,"source_url":272,"license_code":246,"credit_html":273,"title":274,"description":275,"author":259,"original_width":276,"original_height":277},10801,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442198","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442198\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-sd301a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3559.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.6 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite on Cleavelandite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A sharp 1.7 cm hambergite perched on crystallized albite matrix. Any matrix hambergite is rare from this mine, and here is one remarkably unetched, a great locality example of the species for a US locale. Ex. William Larson Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",667,800,{"id":279,"source_url":280,"license_code":246,"credit_html":281,"title":282,"description":283,"author":259,"original_width":284,"original_height":269},58067,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138153","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138153\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-79653.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMogok\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Mogok\">Mogok\u003C\u002Fa>, Pyin Oo Lwin District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMandalay_Division\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Mandalay Division\">Mandalay Division\u003C\u002Fa>, Burma (Myanmar) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24345.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>2.2 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",243,{"id":286,"source_url":287,"license_code":246,"credit_html":288,"title":289,"description":290,"author":259,"original_width":291,"original_height":269},10802,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10443223","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10443223\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-3d62a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3559.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 1.5 x .8 x .5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Very nice example of a hard-to-find species in good crystals, since they tend to etch or dissolve away and leave you without euhedral and 3-dimensional crystals often enough. THIS ONE, however, has sharp faces and a real termination! This tabular crystal is sharp, has good luster, and is partially gemmy. As good a Hambergite as you are likely to find from any locality, particularly from this mine.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",253,{"id":293,"source_url":294,"license_code":246,"credit_html":295,"title":296,"description":297,"author":259,"original_width":298,"original_height":252},58068,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160470","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160470\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-209868.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3559.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.4 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Known primarily for its wonderful tourmaline specimens, the Himalaya Mine also produced a plethora of much rarer species like this beryllium borate: a hambergite specimen. The piece has a satiny lustre and possesses a creamy white color. This remarkable crystal is euhedral, doubly terminated and is a floater as well. It is entirely translucent and the crystal form is very interesting and sculptural. Ex. Bill Larson Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",411,{"id":300,"source_url":301,"license_code":246,"credit_html":302,"title":303,"description":304,"author":259,"original_width":277,"original_height":305},10803,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461349","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461349\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-rare-09-15a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Paprok, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNuristan_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nuristan Province\">Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan)\u003C\u002Fa>, Afghanistan (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.5 x 4.6 x 2.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>HAMBERGITE\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Matrix hambergites are for some reason rare, and for that matter good sharp crystals are pretty rare on a worldwide basis in and of itself. Afghanistan has recently produced some of the best yet known, for the species. Some are giants, but few are sharp, and gemmy as we have here. This specimen hosts a gorgeous, 2.3 x 1.1 x 1 cm crystal of hambergite, sharply twinned and with SHARP faces and edges as opposed to the usual etched faces we often see. Both the sharpness and the twinning are extremely uncommon, even from this productive locale. It is perched as if floating on a cloud of albite matrix. Especially for the size range, I can hardly imagine a better example.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",745,{"id":307,"source_url":308,"license_code":246,"credit_html":309,"title":310,"description":311,"author":259,"original_width":312,"original_height":313},58069,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10166938","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10166938\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-249309.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Paprok, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNuristan_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nuristan Province\">Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan)\u003C\u002Fa>, Afghanistan (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.8 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Hambergite is a rare beryllium borate found in alkali-rich pegmatites. The piece has a satiny lustre and possesses a creamy white color. This remarkable crystal is euhedral and is complete-all-around. It is entirely translucent and the crystal form is very interesting and sculptural, with the chisel termination. Altogether, it is a very significant Paprok, Afghanistan rarity but moreover it is a good hambergite even by worldwide standards.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",330,600,{"id":315,"source_url":316,"license_code":246,"credit_html":317,"title":318,"description":319,"author":259,"original_width":320,"original_height":277},10804,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10465886","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10465886\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-t08-80a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSkardu_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Skardu District\">Skardu District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBaltistan\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Baltistan\">Baltistan\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGilgit-Baltistan\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gilgit-Baltistan\">Northern Areas\u003C\u002Fa>, Pakistan (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2529.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.7 x 3.7 x 1.9 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a robust, complete, floater crystal of hambergite showing unusually good terminations (usually they are long and tapered, or etched) that are broad, lustrous, and complete. The crystal is doubly-terminated, though the bottom termination is not as well formed as the top. It is a very, very sharp example of new finds here which have really redefined the quality of a terminated hambergite we could expect to own in a collection, bringing this rarity up to a display-level it has not often been seen in before. This is from the Gene Meieran Collection, to me in exchange recently.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",537,{"id":322,"source_url":323,"license_code":246,"credit_html":324,"title":325,"description":326,"author":259,"original_width":327,"original_height":328},10805,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=29005027","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=29005027\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-487898.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa> (Size: 2.9 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm)\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Hambergite, a rare accessory in gem pagmatites, is a beryllium borate. This single crystal is of excellent quality - partially gemmy with good, almost pearly, luster and sharp edges. One of the more aesthetic aspects of this Hambergite it the asymmetric termination, which gives the crystal an interesting and architectural appearance. Ex. Charlie Key Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",453,598,{"id":330,"source_url":331,"license_code":246,"credit_html":332,"title":333,"description":334,"author":259,"original_width":335,"original_height":269},58070,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429259","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429259\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-Lepidolite-ck4b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLepidolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lepidolite\">Lepidolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3559.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite on Lepidolite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A super combination piece featuring a snow-white 1 cm twinned hambergite crystal perched amongst lustrous, translucent, rich purple lepidolite crystals. Unique and visually appealing, too! 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",300,{"id":337,"source_url":338,"license_code":246,"credit_html":339,"title":340,"description":341,"author":259,"original_width":277,"original_height":342},58071,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442015","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442015\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-pala16a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3559.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.6 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very strange, doubly-terminated, floater crystal of hambergite. This is of a relatively large size for the locality. Hambergite crystals are rare in general and these once ranked among the largest known. Now surpassed by material from afghanistan and Brazil, they still are among the best of the US, and have a distinct habit and style. This one, though, is unusual even by Himalaya standards. I suspect it is twinned as well. Ex. William Larson Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",343,{"id":344,"source_url":345,"license_code":246,"credit_html":346,"title":347,"description":275,"author":259,"original_width":277,"original_height":348},58072,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442199","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442199\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-sd301c.jpg",722,{"id":350,"source_url":351,"license_code":246,"credit_html":352,"title":353,"description":354,"author":259,"original_width":355,"original_height":277},58073,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442338","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442338\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-sd330a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Three Mine (Little 3), Ramona District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3561.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.7 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This species is really very rare for the locale. In fact, I have not seen another myself. Hambergite in general is rare, and when found at the Himalaya Mine is treasured by collectors locally. But this, which actually is a display-sized miniature, and with green tourmaline in association, is even rarer still than any Himalaya Mine specimen. I never even knew the species occurred at this mine, known for its green tourmalines, topaz, and garnets. I regard it as a fairly important piece. Ex. William Larson Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",449,{"id":357,"source_url":358,"license_code":246,"credit_html":359,"title":360,"description":354,"author":259,"original_width":361,"original_height":362},58074,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442339","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10442339\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-sd330b.jpg",581,664,{"id":364,"source_url":365,"license_code":246,"credit_html":366,"title":367,"description":368,"author":259,"original_width":269,"original_height":369},58075,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10448300","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10448300\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-es66c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Turakuloma Range, Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan?\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 5.7 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite (twinned)\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This satiny, spectacular cluster of reticulated , twinned hambergite is quite good for the locality, illustrating interesting reticulated growth patterns more common in cerussite than in hambergite. This rare beryllium borate is uncommon from teh locality, as well - not many good specimens have been found, to my knowledge. It is on tabular, off white crystals of another mineral that may have altered also to hambergite (?).\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",269,{"id":371,"source_url":372,"license_code":246,"credit_html":373,"title":374,"description":368,"author":259,"original_width":269,"original_height":335},58076,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10448301","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10448301\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-es66b.jpg",{"id":376,"source_url":377,"license_code":246,"credit_html":378,"title":379,"description":380,"author":259,"original_width":381,"original_height":277},58077,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453399","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453399\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-mrz239b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mika pegmatite, Rangkul' Highlands, Pamir Mts, Viloyati Mukhtori Gorno-Badakhshan (Viloyati Badakhshoni Kuni), Tajikistan (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5548.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.7 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An extraordinarily sharp hambergite crystal of a fine, euhedral quality and with a sharp prismatic termination! You NEVER see such quality in Tajiki hambergite! The quality here, the sharpness of the termination, is just off the charts. Hambergite from Pakistan is usually considered the finest crystallization, and even there the terminations are usually more blunt and less sharp than this one. It is complete all around, save only one small divot of natural contacting on one edge. I am enormously impressed with this crystal, for what it is.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",386,{"id":383,"source_url":384,"license_code":246,"credit_html":385,"title":386,"description":387,"author":259,"original_width":269,"original_height":388},58078,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457903","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457903\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-rare08-22b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Hyakule, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSankhuwasabha_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sankhuwasabha District\">Sankhuwasabha District (Sankhuwa Sahba)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKosi_Zone\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kosi Zone\">Kosi Zone\u003C\u002Fa>, Nepal (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-122541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 7.5 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite with Toumaline\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Hambergite is a rare accessory mineral in gem pegmatites. This elongated pearlescent and translucent, white crystal is doubly-terminated and also hosts a 1.4 cm long, elbaite crystal (itself doubly-terminated!). hambergite is a beryllium, borate and sharp elongate crystals are known from only a few localities. For Nepal, this specimen is off the charts, really good, rivalling material from Pakistan and Tajikistan in quality . The elbaite is ditstinctly, however, from this mine . Ex. Paul Stahl Collection\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",351,{"id":390,"source_url":391,"license_code":246,"credit_html":392,"title":393,"description":387,"author":259,"original_width":394,"original_height":269},58079,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457906","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457906\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-rare08-22d.jpg",241,{"id":396,"source_url":397,"license_code":246,"credit_html":398,"title":399,"description":304,"author":259,"original_width":284,"original_height":269},58080,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461343","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461343\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-rare-09-15d.jpg",{"id":401,"source_url":402,"license_code":246,"credit_html":403,"title":404,"description":304,"author":259,"original_width":269,"original_height":405},58081,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461350","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461350\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-rare-09-15b.jpg",255,{"id":407,"source_url":408,"license_code":246,"credit_html":409,"title":410,"description":411,"author":259,"original_width":412,"original_height":313},58082,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10464459","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10464459\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-t06-169a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3559.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.5 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hambergite (twinned)\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Known primarily for its wonderful tourmaline specimens, the Himalaya Mine also produced a plethora of much rarer species like this beryllium borate: a hambergite specimen, showing remarkable twinning and a super termination. This specimen has a satiny luster, is translucent, and possesses a creamy white color. This is among the largest hambergites known from the mine and is particularly nice as the crystal has good form. It is somewhat less chakly-looking in person\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",391,{"id":414,"source_url":415,"license_code":246,"credit_html":416,"title":417,"description":418,"author":259,"original_width":261,"original_height":313},58066,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10109507","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10109507\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hambergite-Quartz-20361.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHambergite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hambergite\">Hambergite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3559.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Thin striated inclusions inside the quartz have been determined to be hambergite. 5.9 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",[420,426,431],{"id":421,"url":422,"label":423,"formula":424,"spacegroup":425,"year":234},5880,"\u002Fcif\u002F5880.cif","Gatta 2012","Be2 B O3.96 H.96 F.04","P b c a",{"id":427,"url":428,"label":429,"formula":430,"spacegroup":425,"year":198},5881,"\u002Fcif\u002F5881.cif","Burns 1995","Be2 B H O4",{"id":432,"url":433,"label":434,"formula":435,"spacegroup":425,"year":161},5886,"\u002Fcif\u002F5886.cif","Zachariasen 1931","Be2 B O4",[437],"Hamburgite",[439,443,447,451,455,458,461,464,468,472,476,479,482,486,490],{"lang":440,"names":441},"bg",[442],"Хамбергит",{"lang":444,"names":445},"ca",[446],"hambergita",{"lang":448,"names":449},"de",[450],"Hambergit",{"lang":452,"names":453},"es",[454],"Hambergita",{"lang":456,"names":457},"eu",[454],{"lang":459,"names":460},"fr",[7],{"lang":462,"names":463},"it",[7],{"lang":465,"names":466},"ja",[467],"ハンベルジャイト",{"lang":469,"names":470},"nb",[471],"hambergitt",{"lang":473,"names":474},"nl",[475],"hambergiet",{"lang":477,"names":478},"nn",[471],{"lang":480,"names":481},"pl",[450],{"lang":483,"names":484},"ru",[485],"Гамбергит",{"lang":487,"names":488},"uk",[489],"Гамбергіт",{"lang":491,"names":492},"zh",[493],"硼铍石","Q429626",{"history":11,"applications":11}]