LEPIDOLITE (MICA) CRYSTAL - Brazil
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Part of a natural crystal
Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Lepidolite is a lithium-bearing variety of mica. Like all micas it splits into thin, flexible sheets and it is difficult to believe that it is a natural mineral. It is usually lilac-coloured, but not always.
It transmits light along the plane of the mica sheets but much less so across them.
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Size: 6.5 x 3 x 1.5 centimetres
Weight: 68 grams
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