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Lepidolite

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Lepidolite

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Description
Locality: 
Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

Stacked lepidolite in pegmatitic matrix. Varuträsk is a pegmatite of the LCT (Lithium-Caesium-Tantalum) type, quarried since 1933.

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