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Sugilite, Pectolite


Sugilite : KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30, Pectolite : NaCa2[HSi3O9]

Photo Copyright © Robert O. Meyer  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Magenta sugilite crystals to 2mm on fibrous white pectolite. Ex: Ludi von Bezing collection. Photographed by and in the collection of Robert O. Meyer, Maple Valley, Washington, USA.

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