Stichtite (rare - Type Locality) on Serpentine (Kay Robertson Coll.)

Argent Tunnel, Stichtite Hill, Dundas, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
Small Cabinet, 9.2 x 4.8 x 1.8 cm
Start Time: 06/16/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/20/2019 6:41:16 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Bright pink-lavender waxy crusts of Stichtite richly cover the dramatically contrasting sculptural green serpentine matrix on this rich and excellent specimen from the Type Locality in Tasmania. Stichtite is a rare hydrated magnesium, chromium carbonate associated with serpentinites. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 1129 and acquired in the 1950s. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien-Welt" November-December 2017). A classic and colorful small cabinet combination of this rare species from the Type Locality.

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