Sugilite pendant 30 crystal ball it has been dated as

it has been dated as billions of years old

This piece has some smoky zoning

It exhibits a deep purple to pink colour with lots of black from the presence of Manganese and in some cases blue and red

2" x 1" x 0

This deposit contained vibrant small fibrous specimens not found in the Wessels mine

Sugilite pendant 30 crystal ball it has been dated as20. 6 gram sugilite pendant in sterling silver 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 that produces