Extraordinary intense purple and transparent crystal of halite from Sicily, a region usually known for its sulphur production has also produced some very fine halite like this one from the from the Racalmuto Salt Mine. The crystal has stepped faces and mainly purple with only little colorless outer zone.
Size: 4.9 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm
Locality: Racalmuto Salt Mines, Racalmuto, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
