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Lepidolite with Cookeite
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Good example of crystallized lepidolite with little attached cookeite. In good condition, collected in the early 1990s.
The Bennett Quarry, located in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, is a historically significant pegmatite deposit with a rich background in commercial feldspar mining and mineral collecting that began actively expanding in the early twentieth century. Geologically, the site is situated within the Oxford County Pegmatite Field, where complex granitic pegmatites intruded into older Paleozoic metamorphic host rocks. These highly evolved pockets formed through fractional crystallization and late-stage hydrothermal fluid activity, concentrating volatile elements such as lithium, fluorine, and boron. The resulting miarolitic cavities and replacement zones produced a wide variety of fine mineral specimens, including purple lepidolite mica masses associated with tourmaline, cleavelandite, and various phosphate minerals.
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SpeciesLepidolite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm
Listed on07/29/2026
LocalityBennett quarry, Buckfield
SKU2102454
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WM
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lilac-purple mica from granitic pegmatites, forming rosettes and ball clusters with silky luster; prized for color, form, and collecting appeal.Regional guide
Lepidolite from Bennett quarry, Buckfield
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