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Amblygonite & Lepidolite

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Amblygonite & Lepidolite

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Description
Locality: 
Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.1 × 1.8 cm
Weight: 
50.00gr
Description

Nice amblygonite with lepidolite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amblygonite

Formula: 
LiAl(PO4)F
Strunz: 
8.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chursdorf, Penig, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany

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