Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Richterite

Views:
Watches:
RAF748129

Richterite

Rare Mineral

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 5.4 × 3.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Weight: 
128.00gr
Description

This is a very nice Richterite specimen from Wessels Mine, Northern Cape. Beautiful dark blue color.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Richterite

Formula: 
{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden