Lepidolite Tower
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- $9.00
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- $22.00
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Lepidolite Properties |
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What is Lepidolite? |
Pinkish purple, with a glassy pearl luster, Lepidolite is probably the most striking of all Biotite. However, Lepidolite is relatively rare in comparison and only forms in granitic pegmatites. In fact, Lepidolite is more often formed only in synthetic pegmatites, which have large amounts of lithium, and over time the mineral is repeatedly replaced by other minerals, sometimes when the lithium mineral changes the Muscovite to creates beautiful lace insets |
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Crystal System |
Moloclinic |
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Crystal Habit |
pseudohexagonal crystals; usually scaly, "book-like" or granular in the rock |
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Color |
Mauve to light pink or white, gray and yellow are less common |
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Clarity |
Absolutely transparent |
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Luster |
Vitreous to pearly |
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Streak |
White |
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Hardness |
2.5-3. |
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Cleavage |
Perfect. |
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Fracture |
Uenven |
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Tenacity |
Elastic |
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Density |
2.8+ g/㎝³ |
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Other properties |
The scaly can be bent and rebounded after bending. Frictional light-emitting properties |
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Healing |
None known |
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Origins |
Varuträsk, Sweden; Penig (Saxony), Germany; San Diego , California; Russia; Brazil; Pakistan; Australia |
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