Stichtite, Stabilized, Side Drilled, Pick Lot You Like, 100 Grams

Stichtite, Stabilized, Side Drilled, Pick Lot You Like, 100 Grams

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Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. It is formed as an alteration product of chromite-containing serpentine.

Discovered in 1910 on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia, it was first recognized by A.S. Wesley a former chief chemist with the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, it was named after Robert Carl Sticht the manager of the mine.

It is observed in combination with green serpentine at Stichtite Hill near the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas – east of Zeehan, as well as on the southern shore of Macquarie Harbor. It is exhibited in the West Coast Pioneers Museum in Zeehan. The only commercial mine for stichtite serpentine is located on Stichtite Hill. Stichtite has also been reported from the Barberton District, Transvaal; Darwendale, Zimbabwe; near Bou Azzer, Morocco; Cunningsburgh, the Shetland Islands of Scotland; Langban, Varmland, Sweden; the Altai Mountains, Russia; Langmuir Township, Ontario and the Megantic, Quebec; Bahia, Brazil; and the Keonjhar district, Orissa, India.

Hardness 1.5-2 (non-stabilized)

This is a natural stone that has had no treatment other than cutting, drilling and polishing