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Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA A large cluster of lepidolite crystals with quartz from the Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Specimen is 10 cm across. |
| © 2009, Jesse Fisher | Photo ID: 2855 View Count: 3021 |
Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2, Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD3G6(BO3)3[T6O18]Y3Z, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Smoky quartz crystal 7 cm long overgrown with rosettes of pink-brown lepidolite up to 10 mm diameter. Three pink rubellite tourmaline crystals are attached along the sides. Classic gem pegmatite specimen. Ex. E.W. Shaw collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 7x6x6 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-70 mm. |
| © 2002 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 6293 View Count: 439 |
Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2, Feldspar Group | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA An unusual specimen with fat, lustrous, sparkling, lavender lepidolite crystals forming thick barrel-shaped crystals to 2 cm! A lot of people look down on the species as a boring micaceous mineral from the Himalaya, but these fat crystals are good for lepidolite from ANY location. Acquired from the collection of Tim Sherburn, who got it while ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 20372 View Count: 342 |
Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Neat inclusion! 3.25 x 2.2 x 2 cm |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 31062 View Count: 289 |
Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2, Feldspar Group | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA 4.2 x 3.6 x 1.2 cm, 3.8 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm. Two specimens of Himalaya Mine lepidolite with very different forms - one with translucent lavender crystals piled up in columns, and the other with densely-packed, broad sheets in the more familiar mica form. Ex. Tim Sherburn Collection. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 120996 View Count: 103 |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA 5.4 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm, 3.9 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm, 3.8 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm. Three specimens of lavender lepidolite from the Himalaya, of 3 different styles: a cluster of brushy balls, a cluster of stacked, translucent "books," and a larger, isolated "book" on feldspar. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 162426 View Count: 92 |
Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA 4.4 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm. Lepidolite is almost always seen as an "accessory" mineral on specimens, but here is an example of Himalaya lepidolite where you have a pretty, translucent, lavender book of crystals that makes a nice specimen all by itself, framed by bladed cleavelandite. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 152677 View Count: 82 |
Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA 4.8 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm. A cluster of slightly lavender, translucent "books" of bladed lepidolite from the Himalaya - really not all that common from this classic locality, as compared to Brazil. These flashy, silvery crystals are compressed "books" of wafer-thin sheets, pressed so closely that if you look at them from the side they look like ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 208658 View Count: 41 |
Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8], Microcline : K[AlSi3O8] | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Very fine for this species consisting of a stacked crystal grouping of purple lepidolite 2.5 cm in height set on a matrix of crystallized albite and microcline. Very clean of damage; minor pink elbaite in association as well. Size: 4.7 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm. Ex Gene and Sally LaBerge collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 8, 461-475. |
| © Dan & Diana Weinrich | Photo ID: 232050 View Count: 25 |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA 4.9 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm. Gemmy, barrel-shaped, lavender lepidolite crystals to 1.3 cm are aesthetically set on a sharp, euhedral microcline crystal from the Himalaya Mine. The microcline crystal has a distinct, 4-sided, pyramidal shape and is nicely accented by a bit of bladed cleavelandite. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 244307 View Count: 20 |
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