Lepidolite lapidary slab, shaped & prefinished, all sides flat, sparkly mica, no pits or fractures, natural stone from Stewart Mine (25187)

I prefinished this slab by removing ugly pits and fractures and trimmed away anything that didn't look good. I shaped it and gave it a final 1200 diamond grit sanded smooth finish. Based on their physical makeup some end up with a really nice shine, sometimes like a mirror. If I have to leave anything in, like pits or fractures, I will mention them in the below description. This slab is nice enough to use in your designer jewelry or in your collection.

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SLAB DISCRIPTION:

PEGMATITE PINK LEPIDOLITE MICA

I purchased my rough from miners selling rocks at the Tehachapi gem show many years ago. They said it was Lepidolite from the Stewart Mine which is in the Pala Mining District. I cut and slabbed the specimens and found a lot of pink Lepidolite and sparkle from the mica (the white dots in my pictures).

Approx size: Rectangle shape, 25 x 28 x 5 mm, 56.5 ct

The Pala Mining district is now a part of the expansive Cleveland National Forest. I've read that the Stewart Gemstone Mine was closed and there were no indications of any future plans to reopen it.

MISC INFO
The pictures with 10x10 mm background squares and the 18 mm dime may help with size visualization.

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