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Lepidolite With Cleavelandite & Feldspar

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Lepidolite With Cleavelandite & Feldspar

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Description
Locality: 
Darrah I Pech, Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 7 × 5 cm
Description

A new recent finds of well terminated , red-magenta color ,  gemmy  lepidolite crystals are perched upon feldspar.

A really nice captivating specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lepidolite

Synonym Of: 

Mica Group

Formula: 
KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 to K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Group Parent: 
Mica
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Colour: 
Pink, light purple, light rose red
Streak: 
White

Cleavelandite

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group

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