SOLD
Lep2-14
Lepidolite With Quartz on Quartz Scepter
Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Large Cabinet, 20.0 x 12.5 x 7.0 cm
SOLD
This large plate of lepidolite has a lot going for it. It appears that there may be two generations of lepidolite, the first one being dark sulfur yellow and composed of interlocked crystals, to 2.0 cm across. The second generation has rosettes of light sulfur yellow, translucent, crystals, to 1.25 cm across. The piece de resistance is the cluster of parallel growth, slightly smoky, gemmy, quartz crystals, 6.0 cm in length, located at the left edge of the specimen. This is a major lepidoloite specimen!

Shop More Minerals

Lepidolite

Lepidolite

Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm
Quartz

Quartz

Paredón, Ramos Arizpe Mun., Coahuila, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 9.3 x 8.5 x 5.0 cm
Quartz

Quartz

Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
Thumbnail, 2.3 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
Quartz

Quartz

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Cabinet, 9.2 x 7.4 x 6.0 cm
Quartz

Quartz

Gerstenegg-Sommerloch tunnel, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
Small Cabinet, 6.6 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
Quartz

Quartz

Pena Blanca Mine, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyaca Prov., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
Cabinet, 11.9 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
Quartz with Hedenbergite inclusions

Quartz with Hedenbergite inclusions

Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Large Cabinet, 15.2 x 14.1 x 7.7 cm
Quartz on Malachite and Chrysocolla ps. Azurite

Quartz on Malachite and Chrysocolla ps. Azurite

Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
Miniature, 2.8 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Quartz (scepter)

Quartz (scepter)

Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
Small Cabinet, 5.4 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
Quartz (Herkimer Diamond)

Quartz (Herkimer Diamond)

Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
Miniature, 3.7 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Quartz-coated Chrysocolla after Malachite

Quartz-coated Chrysocolla after Malachite

Kalume-Kamwe, Kasai Dist., Democratic Republic of the Congo
Miniature, 5.1 x 3.8 x 2.0 cm
Quartz var. Rose on Albite

Quartz var. Rose on Albite

Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 9.5 x 6.8 x 4.3 cm
Quartz var. Smoky (Gwindel)

Quartz var. Smoky (Gwindel)

Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Cabinet, 10.3 x 6.3 x 5.5 cm
Brazilianite with Quartz

Brazilianite with Quartz

Lavra do Fabio, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature, 5.0 x 4.6 x 2.6 cm
Quartz with Conichalcite, Calcite

Quartz with Conichalcite, Calcite

Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 5.1 x 4.5 cm
Quartz on Dolomite

Quartz on Dolomite

Morro Velho Gold Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 7.0 x 4.0 cm
Quartz With Actinolite and Scolecite

Quartz With Actinolite and Scolecite

Miage Glacier, Veny Valley, Monte Bianco Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Cabinet, 9.7 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm
Quartz Scepter

Quartz Scepter

Huanggangliang mine, Keshiketeng Qi, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia, China
Cabinet, 10.5 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
Quartz Included With Hedenbergite

Quartz Included With Hedenbergite

Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Cabinet, 11.6 x 8.2 x 4.3 cm
Quartz ps. after Anhydrite

Quartz ps. after Anhydrite

near New River, Arizona
Miniature, 5.7 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm