Lepidolite

Item Description

A beautiful group of deep purple Lepidolite from Taquaral, Brazil. The Lepidolite crystals are wonderfully well-formed, showing hexagonal shape and good purple transclucency when backlit. This is a good quality Lepidolite, with virtually no pink color whatsoever, it is almost pure purple, which is uncommon in my experience with the material. As of the time I have posted this auction, it is still unclear if Lepidolite will be redefined / renamed, or stay completely discredited. Right now, it's said to be a series between Polylithionite and Trilithionite. Nonetheless, do not miss out on this great Brazilian display piece, as good specimens of Lepidolite (or any Mica species) are not common on the market, especially with THIS kind of color. The piece originally came from Frank and Wendy Melanson.