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Lepidolite, Nanpingite
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| Mineral: | Lepidolite: K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 Nanpingite: Cs(Al,Mg,Fe++,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 | |||||
| Comments: | Hexagonal tabular crystals of pearly colourless lepidolite within massive white pollucite from unknown rare metal pegmatite. Nanpingite forms the outer zones of these lepidolite crystals (~30-150 µm). | |||||
| Location: | China. | |||||
| Scale: | Specimen size is 3.5x3x2 cm. | |||||
| Copyright: | © Pavel M. Kartashov | |||||
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