Lepidolite With Tourmaline on Albite

Item Description

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I first saw these at Munich, well over a decade ago, as one memorable find that is still unique to this day. There were just a few pieces then, and shortly after I had the chance to select some material direct from the mines via emailed pictures. After trimming and cleaning, we got out 3 very choice specimens of this find of unusual "ropey" lepidolite, with a velvety texture and deep lavender color. This specimen hosts a "flowing" cluster of lepidolites that looks like it is oozing off the top, and is about 8.5 cm across. You can see minor pale pink tourmalines poking out here and there, too. Very pretty and unusual for the region - lepidolite specimens as a primary mineral are frankly unheard of from here and I wouldn't have thought they would make my list of desirable Afghani minerals in collectible quality, until now! valued ???? Strange material!