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Lepidolite

Ex-John H. Eicher Collection; ex-David J. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.3 × 1.2 cm
Description

8 thumbnail specimens of lepidolite from an old collection. The dimension given is for the largest piece. The glass jar shown here has a diameter of 5.3 cm. Acquired in the 1940s.

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
David J. Eicher

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