Mineral Name Lepidolite
First Discovered 1792
Nickel-Strunz Classification 09.EC.20
Dana Classification 71.02.02b.07
ICSD Pre IMA
Mineral Group Silicates - Phyllosilicate, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets, in the Mica group


Rb-rich Lepidolite is a variety of the mineral lepidolite. For information about lepidolite please click the article tab at the top of the page, or click -here-.



Rb-rich lepidolite is noted for being enriched with the element Rubidium.



Rb-rich lepidolite can only be found in one place around the world. The map below shows major documented concentrations of Rb-rich lepidolite:


July 08, 2014 The last time this page was updated
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