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Sugilite

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Sugilite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.5 × 1.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
16.00gr
Description

A beautiful small Sugilite Crystalline specimen. This little specimen has a very nice light purple shade. Aesthetic Sugilite crystals on matrix.   This specimen is fluorescent...

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