440g 78mm Dark Purple Lepidolite w/Inclusions Polished Top Point Natural Flower Sugilite Lithia Mica Gemstone Crystal Mineral Specimen - Brazil

Lepidolite is a lithium-rich mica known for its pink and lilac colors.

It is a common matrix mineral to Tourmaline and Quartz, providing them with a very aesthetic and glittery base.

A pink variety of the related mica mineral Muscovite can be identical in appearance to Lepidolite, and is many times incorrectly labeled as Lepidolite.

Chemical Formula: K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2; Color: Pink to purple; Hardness: 2.5 - 3; Lepidolite, like other micas, has a layered structure of lithium aluminum silicate sheets weakly bonded together by layers of potassium ions.