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Gem Sodalite (Hackmanite) - Greenland

$100.00 USD $150.00 USD
SKU: MSG1503
Weight and Dimensions

1lb 1.9 oz, 3 1/2" x 4" x 2"

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fluorescent sodalite

Greenland sodalite comes in all colors. This piece is gemmy and very bright under both shortwave and longwave UV light.

The sodalite on this piece changes color when exposed to shortwave UV, darkening to a purple as shown in the GIF below - a unique hue compared to other Greenland sodalites. Under longwave UV light, the bright orange fluorescence is unmistakable.

tenebrescent sodalite

tenebrescent sodalite

green fluorescing quartz on calcite

Quartz Crystals on Calcite - San Antonio Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico

Small delicate crystals of bright green fluorescing quartz are peppered around a matrix of calcite on this striking specimen.
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sodalite from greenland displaying tenebrescence

"Red" Sodalite (Hackmanite) - Deeply Tenebrescent Greenland Mineral

Red sodalite is named for the color it takes on when exposed to sunlight; it is nicely tenebrescent under longwave UV. Under shortwave UV the color deepens, in seconds, to almost black in some areas. 
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Apatite on Sodalite under Midwave UV

A Short Study on Rare Occurrences of Apatite from the Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland

Rarest of the rare from Greenland - apatite has only been observed in a handful of pieces over the decade+ we have been exploring Greenland. Blue apatite crystals fluorescing under UV.
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