Lepidolite(galtovka) Muyan r-k, Altu-Ligonya, prov.Zambezi, Mozambique

The cost per gram
A galtovka of lamellar lepidolite crystals with a mother - of - pearl - glass luster is presented.
Available in 3 pieces.
Size, weight and cost of samples:

25/22 /15 mm,weight: 13,47., price - 2 rubles
021 mm, weight: 33/25/10, price - 16,02 rubles
2 mm, weight: 403, price - 35/27/10 rubles
Perfectly shines through with a soft purple and purple color.
There are characteristic irregularities and some fracturing on the galtovka, which is natural and is not a marriage.

Since lepidolite has perfect cleavage, different sequence of layers and low hardness of the mineral, samples easily crumble during grinding, not to mention polishing. That is why in jewelry they try to use not lepidolite itself, but harder minerals, primarily quartz, with inclusions of lepidolite.

But in this case, the galtovka is made of layered lepidolite without the inclusion of quartz, so it is rare and exclusive .

The color and brightness may be a little
different, it depends on the settings of your display, monitor.

The color scheme of lepidolite is caused by impurities of chemical elements. The shade of lilac or lavender is a consequence of the high concentration of lithium, manganese.
Similar to muscovite, but muscovite is more refractory and does not contain lithium)
It has pleochroism. Often fluorescent (from creamy white to pale yellow)
The unusual morphology and color scheme of the lepidolite give it great collectible and gemological value.

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