Alberta Mineral and Gems

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SMITHSONIAN SUNDAY! SUGILITE SUNDAY! #SmithsonianSunday #SugiliteSunday The first Sugilite to be discovered was a small deposit of pinkish crystals found in Ja...pan in 1944. It was not until 1973, in South Africa, that the massive form of Sugilite was found, which led to its commercial availability in the late 1970’s. There continues to be reports that Sugilite is nearly mined out of the Manganese fields of the Kalahari, South Africa which is where these rough and cut samples are from. The colors of Sugilite are due to the presence of Manganese, and it can be deep lavender, reddish violet, and purple when intergrown with Chalcedony. Shown courtesy of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Fleischer Museum Digital Archive photo. See more