Nat Light
Longwave
Longwave
Tenebrescent
Nat Light after
LW Exposure
Shortwave
Shortwave
Tenebrescent
Nat Light after
SW Exposure

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Natural light view showing the tenebrescense after 1/2 hour in the hot Florida sun (from an initial “white” state).

Highly Tenebrescent White Sodalite
Kangerlussaq, Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland

When initially discovered (first cracked) this appeared to simply be a plain old white rock. We did not even put a lamp to it because it simply did not look to be much . But, after 5 minutes it had changed color (see image at the bottom) just under sunlight. Exposure to UV causes dramatic changes!

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