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Lepidolite from
Chuqui Mine, Rosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Occurs in a lithium-bearing pegmatite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chuqui Mine, Rosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58159
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58159:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘVerde Mine, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘSocorro claim (El Socorro mine), Rancho Los Pocitos, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
61.4km (38.2 miles) ⓘDelicias Mine, Rancho Los Pocitos, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘCoyote Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:63:456
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.p.186
 
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