Sugilite tumbled 34 pink amethyst Star sapphire crystal from India

Star sapphire crystal from India

It is in fact Jadeite like the Jade from Myanmar and very prized pieces are translucent

Basically quartz with mixed inclusions of iron

fibrous sugilite on matrix specimen from N'chwaning mine in South Africa

Incredible fibrous sugilite on Matrix specimen from N'Chwaning 3 mine in South Africa

Sugilite tumbled 34 pink amethyst Star sapphire crystal from India13. 8 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