Sugilite (ex Van Tichelen Collection)

Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Miniature, 4.7 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 06/04/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/11/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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A classic example of intense purple Sugilite (pronounced with a hard "g") on matrix. The species was named after Ken-ichi Sugi, and if almost always mispronounced, but should properly be said with a hard "g" as in "grand". The Wessels Mine has produced what are the finest examples of the species extant, although fine micro crystals exist from places like the Cerchiara Mine in Liguria, Italy. From the collection of Wouter Van Tichelen.

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