Lepidolite Purple Mica Pink Tourmaline Cleavelandite Sparkle Soft Purple Polished Large Sphere Orb Rocks and Minerals Mineral Specimen

*This is a medium to large sized specimen—please examine scale photos and consider dimensions! This is a sweet and unique polished specimen! This polished sphere is lepidolite, the purple mica. It looks appealing in a stand in a display or altar, or held in the hand. The purple mica, lepidolite, has a soft yet bright quality, and it is punctuated by mini bubblegum pink tourmaline inclusions. It is also intergrown with cool icy blue cleavelandite, a platey form of albite. The quality of sparkling mini platelets and color contrast is quite attractive; the color is soft light lilac to lavender purple shade, and the piece may also have grayish quartz zones and soft ice blue sections as well. The sphere has smooth texture, raw texture here and there, and an appealing smooth round shape. Perfect for the healing or specimen collector in your life. Dimensions: contact me Weight: contact me FORMATION: Lepidolite is the purple mica variety, and it gets its color from lithium and manganese inclusions. This mica may form anywhere but is most often associated with pegmatite deposits with other lithium bearing minerals, such as elbaite tourmaline and kunzite. Notable deposits include California, USA, Madagascar, Brazil, and more. HEALING: Lepidolite is connected to the heart chakra—it is thought to help balance emotional stress and heal the emotions. *Though many gems and minerals have historical and cultural associations with healing properties, these items are sold for display, study, and collector interest only. Check out more crystals and specimens in my Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/PhenomenalGems?ref=si_shop MP2