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Sodalite, Leucophanite, Analcime - Greenland
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This piece of gemmy sodalite is blindingly bright under all wavelengths, MW, SW and LW and deeply tenebrescent. It is the most interesting under midwave. There is an unknown deep blue mineral we haven’t seen before. There are also spots of violet which we think is leucophanite. This piece is also slightly phosphorescent.
The sodalite on this piece changes color when exposed to UV (SW), darkening to a grape purple (almost black) as shown in the GIF below - a unique hue compared to other Greenland sodalites. Under LW the bright orange fluorescence is unmistakable.
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