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Tugtupite (tenebrescent) from Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld), Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kitaa Province, Greenland

 
Tugtupite (tenebrescent) from Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld), Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kitaa Province, Greenland

Tugtupite (tenebrescent) from Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld), Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kitaa Province, Greenland

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Tugtupite (tenebrescent) from Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld), Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kitaa Province, Greenland

DESCRIPTION:No. 56642
Mineral:Tugtupite (tenebrescent)
Locality:Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld), Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kitaa Province, Greenland
Description:Sawn slab of pink tugtupite crystals frozen in translucent gray-white matrix. The tugtupite crystals are tenebrescent (color fades to pale, then darkens to deep pink upon exposure to UV illumination) and fluoresces pink under UV.
Overall Size:9x5x0.8 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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