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Lepidolite

#43769
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Lepidolite from Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil - 43769
Lepidolite from Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil - 43769

Lepidolite

#43769
Availability
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Size
5 x 3.5 x 2 cm - Miniature 
Formula
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Purple "ball peen" habit Lepidolite.

"Lepidolite" was actually discredited as a unique mineral species. It is rather a "catch-all" name describing purple or lilac colored Muscovites belonging to the solid solution group of Polylithionite - Trilithionite, which are lithium rich micas. Lepidolite is often found in LCT (lithium - cesium - tantalum) pegmatites and can often be enriched in rubidium.

This particular habit of Lepidolite is often described as "ball-peen" Lepidolite for its similarity to the ball-peen hammer. David London describes this habit in his book "Pegmatites" and again sites differential or rapid growth in the constantly evolving chemical environment. 

Lepidolite

Formula
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Platy, Foliated, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Pearly 
Color
colorless, gray white, lilac, yellowish, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
2.5-3 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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