Specimen #1821

Name: Stichtite, Clinochrysotile, Sepentinite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Kaapsehoop, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 8 x 7 cm

Weight: 481

Acquired: 2009-12-19

Source: Online Minerals

Label: N

Comment: Thin white veinlets crisscross the purple stichtite. Green sepentinite also present.

Minerals: Clinochrysotile (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) Serpentine Stichtite (Mg₆Cr₂(CO₃)(OH)_{16 4}(H₂O))

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Stichtite, Clinochrysotile, Sepentinite, Kaapsehoop, Mpumalanga, South Africa - 8 x 7 cm