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Tugtupite from Kvanefjeldet, Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Greenland (Type Locality for Tugtupite)

 
Tugtupite from Kvanefjeldet, Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Greenland (Type Locality for Tugtupite)

Tugtupite from Kvanefjeldet, Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Greenland (Type Locality for Tugtupite)

Tugtupite from Kvanefjeldet, Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Greenland (Type Locality for Tugtupite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Tugtupite from Kvanefjeldet, Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Greenland (Type Locality for Tugtupite)

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Tugtupite from Kvanefjeldet, Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Greenland (Type Locality for Tugtupite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 76454
Mineral:Tugtupite
Locality:Kvanefjeldet, Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Greenland (Type Locality for Tugtupite)
Description:Translucent vivid-pink tugtupite in veins running through white matrix. The tugtupite and matrix fluoresces brightly under UV illumination. The surfaces of the specimen were sawn flat to highlight the pink color of the tugtupite. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:5.2x3.2x2 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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