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Polylithionite (lepidolite)

#38166

Polylithionite (lepidolite)

#38166
Availability
Sold
Size
3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
KLi2AlSi4O10F2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Maxixe mine, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Purple "ball-peen" crystals.

Polylithionite

Formula
KLi2AlSi4O10F2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Pseudo Hexagonal, Tabular, Scaly 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Pearly 
Color
bluish, colorless, violet, greenish, pearl white 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
2-3 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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