Description LEPIDOLITE PEBBLE This is the polished lilac lepidolite pebble with feldspar. Dimensions: 2 x 1.7 x 0.7″ (5.2 x 4.2 x 1.8cm). Weight – 2.4oz (68 grams). Origin: Russia, Transbaikalia. Some information about lepidolite: Lepidolite is a lilac-gray or rose-colored member of the mica group of minerals. It is the most abundant lithium-bearing mineral and is a secondary source of this metal. It is the major source of the alkali metal rubidium. Lepidolite found with other lithium-bearing minerals, such as spodumene, in pegmatite bodies. It also found in high-temperature quartz veins, greisens and granite. Lepidolite has a variety of colors, mainly lilac, pink, purple, and red, but also gray and, rarely, yellow and colorless (More information about lepidolite). Here you will find other lepidolite pebbles >>>
