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Spodumene (variety Kunzite)

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The Mineralogical Museum, University of Delaware
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Spodumene crystal (variety kunzite) nicknamed by Fred Sickler the “Pala Princess”, 13.3 cm, collected around 1904 by Marion and Fred Sickler at the Vandenburg-Naylor mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala District, San Diego County, California. Kunz himself proclaimed it to be “the finest [kunzite] gem material that has ever been found.”

Product details

Species
Spodumene, KunziteAbout Spodumene →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions13.3 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
USA, California, Hiriart Mountain
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collection University Of Delaware page 24

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Spodumene
Mineral guide
Learn about Spodumene
kunzite, hiddenite, and triphane varieties; vivid colors and pleochroism, formed in granitic pegmatites, with gem and specimen appeal and fragility.
Regional guide
Spodumene from Hiriart Mountain
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