Purple Stichtite 8mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch blue while replicas are often cut

while replicas are often cut or drilled

Unlike digital or electric calipers

These “needles” usually appear golden

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the month the ancient Romans dedicated to Neptune

Purple Stichtite 8mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch blue while replicas are often cutStichtite 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 recognised 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.