About Polylithionite
A lithium-rich mica, often colorless, white, or pale lilac. It's a stone of emotional balance and tranquility, soothing stress and connecting with gentle, angelic energies. (The lithium endmember of the Lepidolite series).
Primary Hues
Colorless, White, Greyish, Yellowish, Pinkish, Lilac, forms platy sheets
Geological & Scientific Details
Polylithionite is classified as a phyllosilicate minerals, mica group mineral which typically crystallizes in the monoclinic system. Its chemical formula is K(Li,Al)3(Al, Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2. Common crystal habits include tabular to prismatic pseudohexagonal crystals, scaly aggregates and massive.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Phyllosilicate minerals, mica group
- Chemical Formula: K(Li,Al)3(Al, Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
- IMA Symbol: Lpd[1]
- Crystal System: Monoclinic
- Predominant Geological Color: Pink, light purple, purple, rose-red, violet-gray, yellowish, white, colorless other colors possible but are rare.
- Crystal Habit: Tabular to prismatic pseudohexagonal crystals, scaly aggregates and massive
- Twinning: Rare, composition plane {001}
- Cleavage: {001} perfect
- Luster: Vitreous to pearly
- Streak: White
- Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent
Associated Minerals
- Mica
- Lepidolite
- Muscovite
- Zinnwaldite
- Albite
- Quartz
- Topaz
- Tourmaline
- Spodumene