[Rockhounds] 'Stitchite'

[Axel Emmermann]

The green may be serpentine?

Axel

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> Namens DonH
> Verzonden: vrijdag 10 april 2009 15:08
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> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] 'Stitchite'
> 
> Kreigh Tomaszewski wrote:
> > I came across some purple and green 'Stitchite' at one of the dealers at
> > our local show that was being sold by the gram. A Google search after I
> > got home shows it has all kinds of metaphysical properties. Does anyone
> > have any idea what this stuff really is and where it might be coming
from?
> 
> 
> It is a legitimate mineral (though of course it wouldn't have magical
> properties); a good and reliable place to start is Webmineral:
> 
> http://www.webmineral.com/data/Stichtite.shtml
> 
> This is one of the few truly purple minerals, like charoite and
> sugilite.  I have one around here somewhere.  It is very soft and fragile.
> 
> It is very striking and I'm surprised that it is not more well known in
> the collector community.
> 
> best,
> Don
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