AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from South Africa > Sugilite, Pectolite, Aegirine |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 50083 |
Mineral: | Sugilite, Pectolite, Aegirine |
Locality: | Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa |
Description: | Transparent purple sugilite crystals to 1 mm in a vuggy vein lined with fibrous white pectolite crystals to 1 mm and slender transparent dark-red aegirine crystals to 1 mm. The sugilite crystals look beautiful when viewed under high magnification. Ex. George Elling; ex.Charlie Key collection |
Overall Size: | 4.5x4.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 1 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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