Purple Jade
A variety of Lepidolite
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Colour:
Purple
A dense mass of fine grained lepidolite, which is used for carving and as an ornamental stone. It usually contains minor quartz, feldspar, spodumene and occasionally pollucite as impurities. Technically, this material is a rock and not a mineral.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
41716 (as Purple Jade)
2380 (as Lepidolite)
2380 (as Lepidolite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:41716:3 (as Purple Jade)
mindat:1:1:2380:7 (as Lepidolite)
mindat:1:1:2380:7 (as Lepidolite)
Pronunciation of Purple Jade
Pronunciation:
| Play | Recorded by | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Purple Jade
Colour:
Purple
Other Language Names for Purple Jade
Simplified Chinese:丁香紫玉
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Purple Jade
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References for Purple Jade
Localities for Purple Jade
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- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China | |
| Tang (2005) |
| Tang (2005) |
| Tang (2005) |
