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Lepidolite from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

 
Lepidolite from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Lepidolite from Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 28025
Mineral:Lepidolite
Locality:Mount Apatite, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine
Description:Several crystals of purple lepidolite frozen in albite matrix. The lepidolite crystals are exposed on the edges showing their full length and then again on the top showing the hexagonal faces. Classic specimen for the locality. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970)
Overall Size:9x7x6 cm
Crystals:2-4 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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