Description
STICHTITE SPECIMEN
This is the raw lilac stichtite specimen. Dimensions: 2 x 1.1 x 0.5″ (5.2 x 2.8 x 1.2cm). Weight – 0.6oz (18 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.
