Lepidolite with rubellite

Mineral specimen · acquired 1989 · Minas Gerais, Brazil

Naturmuseum St. Gallen·NMSG 2026.0231

Specimen overview

Nickel-Strunz 9.EC.20 Phyllosilicates · Mica group
Dana 71.02.02b.04
Lithostratigraphic Lithium-bearing pegmatite Minas Gerais pegmatite province

Constituent parts (2)

Lepidolite (lithium mica)

Pink-purple mica · platy aggregate

Nickel-Strunz 9.EC.20 Phyllosilicates · Mica group

Rubellite tourmaline (trace)

Pink tourmaline · accessory phase

Nickel-Strunz 9.CK.05 Cyclosilicates · Tourmaline group
Variety Rubellite (Li-rich elbaite)

Locality

Map showing the locality of Lepidolite with rubellite
Minas Gerais · acquired 1989 — exact coordinates available on request from the holding institution.