Description
STICHTITE SPECIMEN
This is the raw lilac stichtite specimen. Dimensions: 2.1 x 1.4 x 0.6″ (5.4 x 3.6 x 1.4cm). Weight – 0.9oz (25 grams). Origin: Russia, Altai.
Some information about stichtite:
Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its colour ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple colour. It formed as an alteration product of chromite containing serpentine.
Discovered in 1910 on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia, it was first recognised by A.S. Wesley a former chief chemist with the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, it named after Robert Carl Sticht the manager of the mine.
