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Catapleiite from Narssārssuk, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

 
Catapleiite from Narssārssuk, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Catapleiite from Narssārssuk, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Catapleiite from Narssārssuk, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Catapleiite from Narssārssuk, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

DESCRIPTION:No. 69253
Mineral:Catapleiite
Locality:Narssārssuk, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
Description:Unusually large (for this rare mineral species) transparent brown catapleiite crystals with no matrix attached. The catapleiite crystals are tabular form and the largest central crystal has impressions where it intersected other catapleiite crystals. Ex. Krantz; ex. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Natural History Museum Vienna); ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II)
Overall Size:14x13x3.5 mm
Crystals:2-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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