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Stichtite (Type Locality) on Serpentine
- Stichtite Hill, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
- Cabinet, 10.8 x 9.4 x 2.5 cm
- Start Time: 04/01/2013 1:00:00 am (CDT)
- End Time: 04/04/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Stichtite is a rare hydrated Mg-Cr carbonate and this colorful, bi-colored specimen is from the Type Locality in Tasmania - Stichtite Hill. Grape-purple, anhedral Stichtite is encased in olive-green, greasy luster and feel, serpentine. The Stichtite here may be pseudomorphs after chromite. A rich and very showy, large, two-sided plate of this rare species.