Lepidolite
mineral · common
Quick facts
- Hardness
- 2.5–4
- Luster
- pearly
- Colors
- lilac purple
Lepidolite is a lilac lithium mica. It flakes; amethyst does not.
Purple mica flakes, not hexagonal quartz points.
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