5744 Sugilite, Iwagi Island, Inland Sea, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Type Locality. Yellowish-green spots in aegirine syenite.
Type Locality. Yellowish-green spots in aegirine syenite.
Type Locality for norrishite. Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1999. Ex Museum Victoria.
Fibrous to prismatic purple crystals. 65x40x20mm. Closeup photo is 6.5mm wide.
Purple specs of sugilite with brownish-black norrishite. Ex Joan Lamond specimen 3165. Joan acquired it from the Melbourne Museum in 1999.