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Lepidolite var. Ball Lepidolite on Quartz from Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek District, 12.3 km SW of Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado

 
Lepidolite var. Ball Lepidolite on Quartz from Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek District, 12.3 km SW of Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado

Lepidolite var. Ball Lepidolite on Quartz from Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek District, 12.3 km SW of Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado

Lepidolite var. Ball Lepidolite on Quartz from Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek District, 12.3 km SW of Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 68290
Mineral:Lepidolite var. Ball Lepidolite on Quartz
Locality:Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek District, 12.3 km SW of Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado
Description:Onion-shaped formation 20 mm high of purple lepidolite mica in gray quartz. The lepidolite is complete all around and has a silky surface luster caused by the platy mica structure. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #436, collected in the 1970s
Overall Size:4x4x3 cm
Crystals:20 mm
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