Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Sugilite

Views:
Watches:
RAF727973

Sugilite

Rare Mineral

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.4 × 4.1 × 2.7 cm
Weight: 
154.00gr
Description

A very nice Sugilite from N'Chwaning II Mine. This is a nice dark purple specimen.

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