Atlantisite Stichtite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Latest-MAR2022 mined since 4000 BCE

mined since 4000 BCE

rather a feldspar-rich igneous rock

It’s attractive blue-green provides a unique color to the mineral world

and comes in a range of other colors

hackmanite is named for Finnish geologist Victor Hackman

Atlantisite Stichtite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Latest-MAR2022 mined since 4000 BCEStichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. Discovered in 1910 on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia, it was first recognized by A. S. Wesley a former chief chemist with the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, it was named after Robert Carl Sticht the manager of the mine. The only commercial mine for stichtite serpentine is located on Stichtite Hill.