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Sugilite

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Sugilite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 2.6 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
20.00gr
Description

A fantastic Sugilite specimen in first grade going to gel.  from Wessels Mine, Northern Cape, South Africa.  This is a rare cutting grade...21 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