Lepidolite with rubellite

Mineral

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 (en) Major matrix

Classification

Also known as Lithium mica ( en, alternate name ) · Lithionit ( de, historical )

Pink-purple mica · platy aggregate

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

Rubellite (en) Trace inclusion

Variety

Also known as Elbaite ( en, classification )

Pink tourmaline · accessory phase

Nickel-Strunz 9.CK.05 Cyclosilicates · Tourmaline group

Locality

Map showing the locality of Lepidolite with rubellite
Minas Gerais · acquired 1989
Named place
Minas Gerais pegmatite province
Country
Brazil
First-order division
Minas Gerais
Sampled feature
mine pit

Exact coordinates available on request from the holding institution.