LEPIDOLITE

  Lepidolite is derived from the Greek word "'lepidos" for scale and "lithos" for stone. This crystal can be found worldwide with abundant veins spread throughout Brazil, Madagascar, Australia, Russia, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and the United States. In the middle ages, large sheets of Lepidolite were split from their masses and used as coverings for large openings within buildings. This became...