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Stichtite

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Stichtite

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Description
Locality: 
New Amianthus Mine, Kaapsche Hoop, Barberton, Ehlanzeni Distric, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Beautiful purple stichtite in green serpentine. A great example of this colourful mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stichtite

Formula: 
Mg6Cr2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.50
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Stichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
Peter Crozier Minerals