Sugilite
An unusual semi precious stone which was discovered relatively
recently (1944) and named for the Japanese geologist Ken-ichi Sugi who discovered
the first specimens, though it was not mined commercially until 1979 when
a large deposit was found in South Africa - very little has been found since;
there are also small deposits in Japan, Canada and India. With a very attractive
opaque purple-reddish colour with either black or white/grey through it, the
darker shades are most beautiful (we think) though the dark purple can also
vary to grey-lavender too; this stone is not heat treated; it is sometimes
known as Royal Lavulite or Royal Azel and the darker stone with little matrix
(veining) through it is considered the most valuable. We believe that some
of the stock on this page is imitation Sugilite, reflected in the price.
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