Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Lepidolite

Views:
Watches:
QRI781009

Lepidolite

Former collection Kasper (CH)
Classic Locality

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.9 × 6.3 × 0.7 cm
Weight: 
79.00gr
Description

Sizeable grey lepidolite mica package with evident sharp edges, typical for pegmatitic environment. Mirror lustre, excellent purple color and good transparency for the specie, strongly highlighted by transmitted light.

From a classic pegmatitic paragenesis, it is truly very large and surprisingly well formed.

Former collection Kasper (CH).

Pasted Label
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

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

Shipping within 15 days after payment received, unless specified/agreed otherwise.

Combined shipping is possible, please inquire for details.