Gem Green Sodalite (Hackmanite), Analcime, Feldspar, Chkalovite - Greenland

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SKU: MSG1522
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1lb .2 oz, 6 1/4" x 3" x 2 1/4"

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A very high quality piece of hackmanite with incredible tenebrescence. This is the material that put Greenland on the fluorescent mineral map. (First find sodalite) – we discovered this deposit in 2002 on our first visit. Greenland has always been known for tugtupite but this material was the reason for our first visit to this remote locale.

sodalite display tenebrescence

Hackmanite from Greenland changes its natural color upon exposure to shortwave UV very quickly. This is one of the more tenebrescent varieties from Greenland. Hackmanite from Greenland displays some of the most dramatic tenebrescence (color change) that we have seen from any place in the world. It darkens to a nice purple (see animation in photo gallery), and can be faded just as quickly using a bright UV free white light. This is best demo’d by placing the rock directly against the UV light for 30 to 60 secs, and directly against the white light for 10 to 20 secs. The change is amazing and can be repeated over and over (to our knowledge it never loses this ability). And the fluorescence ain’t that bad either!

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