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Mineral Specimens with Lepidolite
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Light, sulfur yellow and translucent, this specimen of lepidolite formed as rosettes, to 1.0 cm across.
Rosettes of translucent, sulfur yellow, lepidolite, to1.25 cm across, cover the viewing side of this specimen.the back side of this near floater has smaller, tan crystals of lepidolite.
This specimen of translucent, sulfur yellow, lepidolite has large, rosettes, to 2.5 cm across. There is also a fine dusting of a second generation of lepidolite. This is a fine example of lepidolite from this new find.
Shards of colorless quartz are the matrix for this specimen of translucent, light, sulfur yellow, lepidolite, with rosettes to .75 cm across.
This near floater has a convex form which gives this lepidolite specimen an attractive sculptural quality. The translucent, light, sulfur yellow rosettes reach.75 cm across. Aesthetic!
I first saw these at Munich, just a few pieces, and now had the chance to select some material direct from the mines via emailed pictures. After trimming and cleaning, we got out 3 very choice cabinet specimens of this new find of unusual "ropey" lepidolite, with a velvety texture and deep lavender color. This particular piece has a 10 cm arc of lepidolite crystals perched atop the white albite matrix, with minor tourmalines sticking out The larger one is broken off, but seems also partially rehealed). It is starkly beautiful, and displays very nicely as shown. Very pretty and unusual for the region - lepidolite specimens as a primary mineral are frankly unheard of from here and I wouldn't have thought they would make my list of desirable Afghani minerals in collectible quality, til now!
I first saw these at Munich, just a few pieces, and now had the chance to select some material direct from the mines via emailed pictures. After trimming and cleaning, we got out 3 very choice specimens of this new find of unusual "ropey" lepidolite, with a velvety texture and deep lavender color. This specimen hosts a "flowing" cluster of lepidolites that looks like it is oozing off the top, and is about 8.5 cm across. Yuo can see minor tourmalines poking out here and there, too. Very pretty and unusual for the region - lepidolite specimens as a primary mineral are frankly unheard of from here and I wouldn't have thought they would make my list of desirable Afghani minerals in collectible quality, til now!
I first saw these at Munich, just a few pieces, and now had the chance to select some material direct from the mines via emailed pictures. After trimming and cleaning, we got out 3 very choice specimens of this new find of unusual "ropey" lepidolite, with a velvety texture and deep lavender color. This specimen hosts is a nearly solid mass of purple lepidolite, with minor albite and tourmaline in association. Very pretty and unusual for the region - lepidolite specimens as a primary mineral are frankly unheard of from here and I wouldn't have thought they would make my list of desirable Afghani minerals in collectible quality, til now!
ex. Martin Lewadny
Superb watermelon Tourmaline with intense green hue, terrific luster and great form. This 2 cm-thick crystal is perfectly hexagonal, has a gorgeous apple-green color grading into a red base, and is partially gemmy. It is complete except that the two minor tourmalines at its base were broken off in the pocket, and this does not detract at all from the visual impact. The color is really unusual, despite having seen thousands of green tourmalines.
14.5 x 10.6 x 6.7 cm. You usually think of lepidolite as a humble accenting mineral, in little blooms or microcrystals on tourmaline specimens, for example. But here is an unusual example of a cabinet-sized specimen of lepidolite alone! It is a large, extremely thick "book" of hundreds of thin layers of this pretty lavender-colored mica variety.
7.8 x 6.0 x 5.9 cm. This is one of three of these old Pala classics we acquired recently - tourmaline crystals "in situ", still embedded in their natural lepidolite-rich matrix. The crystals are salmon-colored, and measure to about 5 cm.
13.7 x 11.2 x 8.4 cm. This is a monster cluster of lavender lepidolite mica, which of course forms in thin layers that here must number in the HUNDREDS. Lepidolite is mostly an accent mineral you see on tourmaline and other gem crystal specimens, but here, it is so big and rich that it makes an impressive cabinet specimen all by itself!
9.6 x 7 x 5.6 cm. Excellent combination piece, consisting of lovely volcano-shaped Lepidolite crystals with fine lavender color, good translucence, and excellent pearly luster. The largest Lepidolite crystal is about 2 cm across at the base. Combined with light blue blades of albite (over 2 cm across) and 2 cm crystals of etched watermelon tourmaline, this makes a great combination piece.
4.5 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm. The lavender color of these, near-gem, mirror-bright lepidolite "books" is STUNNING. And the arrangement in the quartz is also aesthetic. This is superb, older material from Teofilo Otoni and the Marty Lewadny Collection.
11.5 x 9.5 x 7 cm. To many people, a good Morganite is one of the most attractive of the gem crystals. When you can find one sitting up on matrix, and 4 cm across no less, the aesthetics jump dramatically. This lovely GEM-CLEAN crystal stands up beautifully on the matrix, allowing a perfect view through its gemmy interior. The color is a light pink-peach and the luster is excellent, particularly on the main faces. The Morganite is associated with Quartz, Albite, Lepidolite, and Tourmaline.
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