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Lepidolite
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| Lepidolite
 Aracuai, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Item-No.: 3797
Price: 42.00 EUR
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| Synonyms: |
Flower Sugilite, Lavenderine, Lilalite, Lilianthite, Lithia Mica, Lithionglimmer, Lithionite |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited |
| Classification: |
Silicates, Phyllosilicates. Mica Group, Polylithionite - Trilithionite series |
| Chemical formula: |
K(Li,Al)3[(F,OH)2|(Al,Si)Si3O10] |
| Crystal system: |
Monoclinic |
| Density (g/cm3): |
2,8 - 2,9 measured, 2,83 calculated |
| Tenacity: |
Elastic |
| Cleavage: |
Perfect on {001} |
| Fracture: |
Micaceous |
| Hardness (Mohs): |
2,5 - 3 |
| Colour: |
Transparent, pink, light purple, light rose red, yellowish, green, white |
| Lustre: |
Sub-vitreous, resinous, greasy, pearly |
| Streak: |
white |
| Type locality: |
Rožná pegmatite, Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Moravia, Czech Republic |
| Application: |
Ore of lithium, cesium and rubidium |
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