Claudia Zahn

Spectacular Lustrous Deep Electric-Blue #Tourmaline Crystals with whitish #Cleavelandite, purple #Lepidolite and Meta-#Autunite From Coroaci, Minas Gerais, #Brazil
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Claudia Zahn

#Rubellite on #Lepidolite with #Autunite. Jonas Mine, Itatiatia, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, #Brazil. Size: 7 x 5,1 x 5 cm.
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Claudia Zahn

Breathtaking and Unique #Tourmaline on #Orthoclase with #Cleavelandite & #Lepidolite
From Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, #Brazil...13 cm tall x 11 cm wide
Photography: @evandarpino
Collection @wilenskyminerals
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Claudia Zahn

Fantastic #Tourmaline & #Lepidolite From Keke Pocket, Pederneira Mine, #Brazil - 13.7cm
photographed for Natural Creations LLC
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PhoenixSerenity

Gorgeous lepidolite specimen that friends bought from the recent Rocks & Minerals show here.

#Lepidolite is a lilac-gray/rose-colored member of the #mica group of #minerals . It's the most abundant #lithium bearing mineral & al secondary source of this metal. It's a major source of the alkali metal #rubidium too.

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legraLeGra

NPR had a story today about #Lithium #mining in Nevada linked below.

Our #electricbattery futures need an abundance of lithium. Where will we get it?

It made me think about my undergrad #geology class to the Harding #Pegmatite in New Mexico — #lepidolite and other lithium bearing minerals have the most beautiful hues of pinks and purples. Sharing a picture because I think they are pretty.

npr.org/2022/11/23/1135952359/