Lepidolite on Quartz Mineral | 503 Grams | Gunnison Co. Colorado | SO24 Equinoid Volcanic bombs are large clots

Volcanic bombs are large clots of lava that are ejected from a volcano during an explosive eruption

Name: Calcite Cubes on Mordenite Druse

from Madagascar

Inesite's name originates from the Greekines

Lepidolite on Quartz Mineral | 503 Grams | Gunnison Co. Colorado | SO24 Equinoid Volcanic bombs are large clotsLepidolite is a lilac gray or rose colored member of the mica group of minerals. Because lepidolite is a lithium bearing mica, it is often wrongly assumed that lithium is what causes the pink hues that are so characteristic of this mineral. Instead, it is trace amounts of manganese that cause the pink, purple, and red colors. The most notable and certainly the most studied of these deposits is the Brown Derby #1 Pegmatite, located in the Ohio City