Stichtite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Stichtite is not facetable, but the pink color is quite striking in cabochons. Cut stones are especially beautiful when there are other minerals present to add splashes of green and yellow. This material somewhat resembles a pink, granular material from the USSR referred to as canasite.
0Stichtite is not facetable, but the pink color is quite striking in cabochons. Cut stones are especially beautiful when there are other minerals present to add splashes of green and yellow. This material somewhat resembles a pink, granular material from the USSR referred to as canasite.
Dimorph of Barbertonite.
Has a greasy feel.
Streak: White to lilac.
Optics: o=1.545; e =1.518.
Uniaxial (-).
Shadow edge seen at about 1.53.
Occurrence: In serpentine rocks, usually associated with chromite.
Black Lake, Quebec, Canada.
Dundas, Tasmania: mixed with green serpentine.
Transvaal, South Africa; Algeria.
Comments: Stichtite is not facetable, but the pink color is quite striking in cabochons. Cut stones are especially beautiful when there are other minerals present to add splashes of green and yellow. This material somewhat resembles a pink, granular material from the USSR referred to as canasite.
Name: After Robert Sticht of Tasmania, general manager of the Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Co.
Joel E. Arem, Ph.D., FGA
Dr. Joel E. Arem has more than 60 years of experience in the world of gems and minerals. After obtaining his Ph.D. in Mineralogy from Harvard University, he has published numerous books that are still among the most widely used references and guidebooks on crystals, gems and minerals in the world.
Co-founder and President of numerous organizations, Dr. Arem has enjoyed a lifelong career in mineralogy and gemology. He has been a Smithsonian scientist and Curator, a consultant to many well-known companies and institutions, and a prolific author and speaker. Although his main activities have been as a gem cutter and dealer, his focus has always been education. joelarem.com
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