Talk:Lepidolite

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"It is a phyllosilicate mineral and a member of the polylithionite-trilithionite series".

As I understand it, it's a valid name for the mineral series. It isn't a valid mineral name. Cheers --Chris.urs-o (talk) 18:10, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Need a ref, as the references in the article don't say that. Mindat says A mineral in the so-called Polylithionite-Trilithionite series. Cheers, Vsmith (talk) 18:47, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Polymorphism & Series: 1M, 2M2; 3A polytypes common; 2M1; 3M2 rare; a group name". Handbook of Mineralogy

"Mineral status: Gemenge/Gemisch/Mischkristall". Mineralienatlas Lepidolite

It's not in the RRUFF/IMA List of Minerals [1]

Cheers --Chris.urs-o (talk) 02:57, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK Handbook has that "group name" tucked in after the polytype line; Min Atlas has it in single 's and no IMA classif. But, it would seem we need a definitive ref stating when the IMA decided it was not a mineral ... Seems they dictate some odd things at times :) Vsmith (talk) 12:15, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK ;) --Chris.urs-o (talk) 14:56, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! It looks like the main picture doesn't seem super representative of the samples I've seen - usually the stuff I've seen looks something like this? https://fthmb.tqn.com/1ha-AxSZmdQYdkAmXdahqL_1jdc=/1158x798/filters:fill(auto,1)/lepidorite-56a469eb3df78cf772825114.JPG Could we perhaps fix the image? Sorry if this is formatted wrong or anything! Kyra.m h (talk) 18:46, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]