Description
Amphiboles are a "supergroup" mineral meaning there are 2 different classifications but all contain forms of tremolite
Shungite has been reported to contain trace amounts of fullerenes
This piece contains smoky calcite pieces
9 gram tumbled sugilite from the Wessels mine
Royal purple amethyst polished from Bahia
Sugilite tumble 41 amphibole quartz Amphiboles are a "supergroup" mineral21. 6 gram vibrant tumbled sugilite from the Wessels mine Sugilite is a rare cyclosilicate mineral found mostly in the Wessels mine in the Kalahari Manganese fields of South Africa. It exhibits a deep purple to pink colour with lots of black from the presence of Manganese and in some cases blue and red. It was first discovered in 1944 by Ken Ichi Sugi and was named after him. Sugilite has become increasingly difficult to source due to the one place