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| Item # LEP07112522 Lepidolite Polished Freeform from Brazil $49.00 |
| This is a highly unusual and desirable Lepidolite specimen. The dimensions of the stone are approximately 3-1/4 by 2-5/8 by 2-5/8 inches at the extremes. It weighs 1 pound and 1 ounce, and has a very nice polish. There is one very small vug in the crystal. You will likely feel it before you see it. The stone really sparkles under halogen lighting, and I promise that you will be captivated by it. This is a great example of a fairly new and hard to come by Brazilian mineral form. |
Lepidolite is an uncommon mica and has only in the past decade become available on the mineral market in large quantities. Lepidolite is an ore of lithium and forms in granitic masses that contain a substantial amount of lithium. The lithium content in lepidolite does vary greatly however and low lithium lepidolite is nearly useless as an ore of lithium. The typical violet to pink color of lepidolite is characteristic and is the only field test available to identify lepidolite from other micas. Pink muscovite or very pale lepidolite may confuse an identification. Lepidolite, like other micas, has a layered structure of lithium aluminum silicate sheets weakly bonded together by layers of potassium ions. These potassium ion layers produce the perfect cleavage. lepidolite crystals accompany such other lithium bearing minerals such as tourmaline, amblygonite and spodumene and can add greatly to the value of these specimens. A rock made of granular pink lepidolite and red to pink tourmaline is used as an ornamental stone for carving. Single large plates or "books" of lepidolite can have appealling violet color and make attractive mineral specimens. Lepidolite is a Lithium bearing mica. It’s common colors are lilac/rose with some gray and white mixed in. The mineral sparkles like crazy under bright light. Best specimens come from Brazil. Lepidolite is a relatively new addition to mineral collecting. We had never seen a Lepidolite freeform until a few months ago, and we really like them. Lepidolite Schist is found in the USA mostly in the Black Hills area. The colors there normally run pink/purple and make nice collector specimens or more commonly are used for Landscape decoration...that would be "Yard Rocks". The mica particles reflect the sunlight and make the schist variety a popular although rather rare specimen |
| Item # LEPS07114681 Lepidolite Schist Rough from the Black Hills $37.00 |
| Here's a nice specimen of black hills pink/purple extremely rare Lepidolite Schist that weighs 4.66 lbs (2117g) and measures 7.2 x 4.6 x 3.9inches ( 18.5 x 11.6 x 10cm). Perfect for display, landscaping or garden decoration. We picked this one up from a rock seller in Utah a few years ago |
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