15btcq.nes ((FIBROUS SUGILITE)), $150 MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning 3 Mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, 1.8 x 1.2 x .5 cm, Thunbnail | |
Color is more of a violet purple than the red/pink purple in the photo. Fibrous Sugilite with its chatoyancy cat's eye characteristic is from a one time find in 2014 at the N'Chwaning Mine. This is one of the few purple minerals aside from Amethyst. This thumbnail has great color and coverage |