Fibrous Sugilite (rare)

Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
Thumbnail, 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.2 cm
Start Time: 12/10/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/17/2015 6:33:15 pm (CST)
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Item Description

This rich purple thumbnail is nearly solid acicular sugilite. Fibrous sugilite is VERY RARE compared to the normally seen microcrystaline or massive varieties. Sugilite is a rare, very desirable lithium silicate and is hard to obtain today in general. From a recent find.

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