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Stichtite (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
- Tunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
- Small Cabinet, 9.2 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
- Start Time: 05/09/2013 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/16/2013 6:46:14 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Stichtite is hydrated chromium magnesium carbonate which is formed as an alteration product from chromium-bearing Serpentine. The species was discovered in 1910 in Western Tasmania, Australia, was first recognised by A.S. Wesley a former chief chemist with the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, it was named after Robert Carl Sticht the manager of the mine. This piece is a typical example of the material featuring a pinkish-purple "patch" of Stichtite sitting on olive green Serpentine matrix. From the collection of Allen Heyl, a geologist from Colorado, for whom the species Aheylite was named.