Sugilite

  

  

  

  

  

  

Origin: Black Rock mine, Hotazel, Kuruman, South Africa

Ex. Polak collection

Sample size: 4 x 3 x 1 cm

 

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This specimen of acicular pectolite is host to numerous crystals of sugilite to 1 mm. There are several scattered crystals of quartz also which have encased both the pectolite and sugilite crystals.

  

Sugilite with white pectolite

  

This specimen of crystalline sugilite has a spray of cinnamon colored crystals of an unknown species. The spray is indentical to the unknown presented on page 218 of the Manganese Adventure authored by Bruce Cairncross, Nicholas Buekes and Jens Gutzmer. The spray is about 0.5 mm across.

Origin: Wessels Mine, Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa

Ex. John Schneider collection

Sample size: 3.7 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm (top/2nd row), 8.3 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm (3rd/4th row), 1.3 x 1 x 0.8 cm (bottom)

 

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