Lepidolite sphere 40mm 3 amethyst Roughly 4" tall

Roughly 4" tall

fibrous sugilite on matrix specimen from N'chwaning mine in South Africa

Rainbow Moonstone is a feldspar that is found in India and Sri Lanka

They often have a pink

The word amphibole literally means "ambiguous" stemming from Greek

Lepidolite sphere 40mm 3 amethyst Roughly 4" tall40mm lepidolite sphere from an ethical factory in Madagascar Lepidolite is a lilac gray or rose colored member of the mica group of minerals with formula K(Li, Al, Rb)(Al, Si)O(F, OH). It is the most abundant lithium bearing mineral and is a secondary source of this metal. Lepidolite is thought to be calming and stabilizing to the mind body system. The presence of lithium has a balancing effect to the emotional body