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MD-227475
Lepidolite
Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Miniature, 5.0 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
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An excellent and showy cluster of lavender, intergrown, knobby, pseudo-hexagonal lepidolite crystals from the pegmatites at Virgem da Lapa, Brazil. The broken faces on the backside reveal the beautiful, silvery-lavender luster of the crystals. Considering that lepidolite is usually either sheety like common mica or bearing a dull translucency, this is quite remarkable to see. Ex. Mullane Collection.