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Cryolite (rare crystals) from Ivigtut, Arsuk Firth (Arsukfjord), Kitaa Province, Greenland (Type Locality for Cryolite)

 
Cryolite (rare crystals) from Ivigtut, Arsuk Firth (Arsukfjord), Kitaa Province, Greenland (Type Locality for Cryolite)

Cryolite (rare crystals) from Ivigtut, Arsuk Firth (Arsukfjord), Kitaa Province, Greenland (Type Locality for Cryolite)

Cryolite (rare crystals) from Ivigtut, Arsuk Firth (Arsukfjord), Kitaa Province, Greenland (Type Locality for Cryolite)

Cryolite (rare crystals) from Ivigtut, Arsuk Firth (Arsukfjord), Kitaa Province, Greenland (Type Locality for Cryolite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 43928
Mineral:Cryolite (rare crystals)
Locality:Ivigtut, Arsuk Firth (Arsukfjord), Kitaa Province, Greenland (Type Locality for Cryolite)
Description:Rare crystals of cryolite in a 3 mm thick overgrowth on an earlier generation of massive white cryolite with minor brown limonite plus a rhombic siderite on the rear. The cryolite crystals are highly lustrous, transparent and colorless.
Overall Size:5.5x5x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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