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Mineral Specimens with Lepidolite
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A fine Himalaya tourmie, nice and gemmy, with a good termination on top, and little lavender lepidolites decorating it. This excellent crystal weighs 10 grams 3.4 x 1.4 x 1.3cm
A translucent-to-transparent pink elbaite, complete and nicely terminated, with a cluster of light lavender lepidolites adding an accent. 3.2 x 2.3 x 1.8cm
An UNUSUAL and SHOWY of pink lepidolite pseudomorphing spodumene crystals from the Elizabeth R. Mine of San Diego County, California. Ex Chris Korpi Collection. An uncommon piece for the San Diego County pegmatite collector. 9.7 x 9.7 x 3.9 cm
A pristine, gemmy and lustrous, watermelon-red tourmaline crystal nicely accented with gemmy, purple lepidolite from the famous Morro Redondo Mine of Brazil. 3.9 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
A very gemmy and lustrous, 1.5 cm, tri-colored tourmaline artfully attached to a lustrous, preferentially frosted, gray quartz crystal from Brazil. The tourmaline grades from indicolite-blue to light green to a narrow cranberry-red layer at the very glassy termination. The quartz crystal is nicely accented by off-white lepidolite books. 6.0 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm
A REMARKABLE, OLD-TIME, CURVED Himalaya tourmaline that has it all! Start with a classic, highly lustrous and gemmy, Himalaya-pink tourmaline crystal that weighs a hefty 194 grams. Add a few purple lepidolite books on one side to add character. Top it off with an unusual "cityscape" or mountain range-like termination. You can see the healed zones of the curved crystal, which were caused by tectonic forces in the pegmatite. The old label and price date this piece to the 1960s to early 1970s. The trivial termination damage is inconsequential to this very fine piece. 8.5 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Beautiful, floater crystals of lepidolite! Many of us normally dismiss this mineral as "matrix" but these stand on their own merits as fine crystal specimens. In person, very lustrous and quite beautiful as they are a deep hue of lavender-purple. 2.4 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm
Beautiful, floater crystals of lepidolite! Many of us normally dismiss this mineral as "matrix" but these stand on their own merits as fine crystal specimens. In person, very lustrous and quite beautiful as they are a deep hue of lavender-purple. 2 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Beautiful, floater crystals of lepidolite! Many of us normally dismiss this mineral as "matrix" but these stand on their own merits as fine crystal specimens. In person, very lustrous and quite beautiful as they are a deep hue of lavender-purple. 2.7 x 2.4 x 0.6 cm
Beautiful, floater crystals of lepidolite! Many of us normally dismiss this mineral as "matrix" but these stand on their own merits as fine crystal specimens. In person, very lustrous and quite beautiful as they are a deep hue of lavender-purple. The best of th elot, its actually nicer on the flip side where you can see an auxiliary crystal as well. 3.1 x 2.9 x 1 cm
Beautiful, floater crystals of lepidolite! Many of us normally dismiss this mineral as "matrix" but these stand on their own merits as fine crystal specimens. In person, very lustrous and quite beautiful as they are a deep hue of lavender-purple. 1.9 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm
A good pink elbaite attractive combination piece featuring a 9 x 3.75 x 3 cm crystal perched dramatically next to a slightly smoky quartz, with both showing free-standing terminations unencumbered of the other. The smoky has a slight chip out of the back, but is otherwise complete all around! The tourmaline is pristine except at its junction to the quartz in the lower half on one side. 17.6 x 10.8 x 8.1 cm
A lustrous , translucent, color zoned, pink to green, elbaite crystal with multiple terminations is aesthetically wreathed near the base by a matrix of light pink lepidolite crystals. The color isliterally almost electric! It shimmers with a surface sheen that is most rare in tourmalines, and the contrast to the lepidolite crystals is striking. The elbaite is 7 cm in length from the bottom where it emerges from the lepidolite (you can see this from underneath), and the largest lepidolite reaches 1.7 cm in length.
Beautiful, floater crystals of lepidolite! Many of us normally dismiss this mineral as "matrix" but these stand on their own merits as fine crystal specimens. In person, very lustrous and quite beautiful as they are a deep hue of lavender-purple.
Beautiful, floater crystals of lepidolite! Many of us normally dismiss this mineral as "matrix" but these stand on their own merits as fine crystal specimens. In person, very lustrous and quite beautiful as they are a deep hue of lavender-purple.
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![Lepidolite from Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-76776a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-76776a.jpg)
![Lepidolite from Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-76777a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-76777a.jpg)
![Lepidolite from Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-76779a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-76779a.jpg)
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![Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Alto Ligonha pegmatite, Alto Ligonha district, Zambezia Province, Mozambique [db_pics/pics/mun05-170b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/mun05-170b.jpg)
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![Lepidolite (floater crystal) from Virgem de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/nex65a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/nex65a.jpg)
![Lepidolite (floater crystal) from Virgem de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/nex66a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/nex66a.jpg)