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Stichtite With Serpentine Group

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Stichtite With Serpentine Group

Ex R. Schaffrath, Frankfurt, Germany
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Munnik-Myburgh Mine, Barberton, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5 × 8 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
135.00gr
Description

A mass of light lavender-purple, pearlescent stichtite fibers attached to a matrix of dark green, dense serpentinite which gives a nice contrast.
There is a crack visible in pic 2, but the specimen is stable. Most stichtite seen on the markets is from tasmania, the south african specimen are scarce.

Comes with Robert Schaffrath label. Schaffrath ("minerals") was a mineral store located in Frankfurt, Germany in the 70's and 80's.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stichtite

Formula: 
Mg6Cr2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.50
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Stichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia

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