STICHTITE
Specimen stc-1

Dims: 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.7" (4.7 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm)

Wt: 13 g

Dundas, Tasmania, Australia

A chunk of compact, lamellar Stichtite makes up this hand specimen. The Stichtite shows no definite crystal form, but does show curved, undulating layering that is not easily flaked. The pale violet color and pearly luster are standard for the specie. There is no base or host material of any kind present.

Dims: 1.6 x 0.9 x 0.7" (4.0 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm)

Wt: 11 g

Stichtite Hill, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia

Veins of compact, lamellar Stichtite permeate the sparse, white matrix of this small hand specimen. The Stichtite shows no actual crystal form, though it appears to have an almost micaceous separation, and has the standard pale violet coloration and pearly luster of its specie. It is essentially opaque.

Dims: 3.5 x 2.8 x 2.5" (8.9 x 7.1 x 6.3 cm)

Wt: 10.2 oz. (290 g)

Naw Amainthus(?), Transvaal, South Africa

This cabinet specimen consists of a mass of massive and flaky Stichtite surrounding pieces of a black igneous rock (basalt, perhaps?). There are a few spots of obvious damage in the form of hammer-marks, but the material is generally in good condition. It shows no definite crystal form, but has an uneven, micaceous appearance in a few places. Its luster in these areas is rather bright and pearly, whereas the rest of the material has a more massive appearance and almost no luster at all. Its color is a uniform lavender-violet, and it is completely opaque.

Dims:3.9x3.2x1.3" (9.9x8.1x3.3 cm)

Wt: 7.4oz. (211g)

Dundas, Tasmania, Australia

This is a cabinet-size specimen of bright pinkish-lavender stichtite. The stichtite is massive in form, and has a distinct "greasy" feel. The luster varies from pearly to greasy on this specimen. Associated with the stichtite is an unidentified greenish-brown mineral, also in massive form. The stichtite comprises at least 60% of this specimen

Dims: 3.32x2.73x1.10" (8.43x6.94x2.80cm)

Wt: 5.00oz (141.6g)

Stichtite Hill, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia

This is a typical stichtite specimen from Dundas, Tasmania. The color is a nice purple, and both the luster and feel of this specimen is greasy. The stichtite is (of course) massive, and appears to be water-worn. There are darker areas on the rock which is almoast certainly a dark green and massive serpentine. There is no indication of crystal form on this specimen.

Dims: 3.47x3.12x1.92" (8.80x7.94x4.88cm)

Wt: 16.4oz (464g)

Stichtite Hill, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia

This specimen displays three or four minerals, including crusts of purple stichtite. While most of the stichtite appears dull and opaque, there are areas where it is vitreous and translucent. The bulk of the specimen appears to be the green mineral serpentine, which to the unaided eye appears dull, but under a loupe is clearly vitreous and translucent. There is a small amount of an unidentified orange mineral, which is dull, opaque, and has a fibrous habit. Last (but not least) is another possible mineral, in that the serpentine grades into something nearly black, which I suspect is chromite, and which might comprise the bulk of the specimen.