Stichtite
Tunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
8.4 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm. Stichtite is a rare hydrated magnesium chromium carbonate of the hydrotalcite group and this rich, showy specimen is from near the Type Locality in Tasmania. Waxy lustre and feel, pretty lilac-colored stichtite covers one face of the lustrous, bedded, chrysotile serpentinite matrix. A very highly representative and rich ...
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