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Lepidolite

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Description
Locality: 
Virgem Da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 5.8 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

A very interesting group of pale lilac, lepidolite crystals up to 2 cm across on matrix, associated with a quartz crystal 17 mm tall, from the famous Brazilian pegmatite locality Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais. Unusually well crystallized lepidolite specimen, such well-defined crystals of this lithium mica are rather rare. 

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

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