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Stichtite Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium;
formula Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O. Its colour ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple colour.
It is formed as an alteration product of chromite containing serpentine.
It is observed in combination with green serpentine (as pictured bleow) at Stichtite Hill near the
Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas – east of Zeehan, in Tasmania Australia. That combination of
stichtite on serpentine is branded/sold as "Atlantisite." Stichtite on serpentine occurs in other
locations, as well, such as Transvaal, South Africa; Zimbabwe; Morocco; the Shetland Islands of
Scotland; Sweden; the Altai Mountains in Russia; Ontario and Quebec; Brazil; and the Keonjhar
district, in Orissa, India. (Source: Wikipedia)



stichtite on serpentine

Photo by Michael Marcotte, of (purple) stichtite on (green) serpentine

stichtite

Photo by Michael Marcotte, of (purple) stichtite , with slight serpentine areas



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