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Orbicular Sugilite

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Orbicular Sugilite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

A rare piece of obicular sugilite. Varies shades of purple as well as reds on this piece which came out from Wessels Mine, Northern Cape South Africa. Love the detail! All pictures were taken while wet in natural sunlight and the last picture was taken when the stone was dry.
215 gr

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sugilite

Formula: 
K(Na,□)2Li3(Fe,Mn,Al,Zr)2[Si12O30]
Strunz: 
9.CM.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Iwagi Island, Inland Sea (Setonaikai), Ehime Prefecture, Japan