Description
| Occurrences of Lepidolite 51 x 38x 31 mm | |
| Geological Setting: | May be found in aplites associated with granite pegmatite. rarely found in hydrothermal veins and extremely rarely in granite contact zones. |
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| Physical Properties of Lepidolite | |
| Lustre: | Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy, Pearly |
| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Transparent, Translucent |
| Colour: | Pink, light purple, light rose red, other colors possible but are rare. |
| Comment: | Ideally colorless, but frequently occurs in manganese-bearing environments |
| Streak: | white |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 2½ – 3½ |
| Tenacity: | Elastic |
| Cleavage: | Perfect {001} perfect |
| Fracture: | Micaceous |
| Density (measured): | 2.8 – 2.9 g/cm3 |
| Density (calculated): | 2.83 g/cm3 |
| Comment: | Calculated densities for various polytypes to 3.11 |
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