Lepidolite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerias, Brazil
- Dimensions
- 10 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm
- Size class
- Cabinet
- SID
- ST845
Large mass of botryoidal purple Lepidolite from from the famous Lavra da Ilha mine (Island Mine) located at an island in the Jequitinhonha River in Brazil. This mine is well known for it's Rose Quartz and rare phosphate minerals. Large, shiny, and colorful specimen acquired from a collector who specialized in mica.