Tugtupite - Greenland

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SKU: MSJ0408
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9.2 oz, 4" x 2 3/4" x 2"

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Bright cherry red fluorescing tugtupite on an analcime and lujavrite matrix. Very nicely tenebrescent. Under longwave UV the color shifts to salmon. midwave UV shows a beautiful purple-pink. Note that unlike sodalite/hackmanite from Greenland, red tugtupite does not fade quickly - one of the reasons it is valued as a gemstone. Nicely phosphorescent.

Tugtupite is a very rare mineral - found in only three places around the world (Kola Russia, Mt St Hilaire, and Greenland). Pieces from Greenland are the most sought after due to coverage, size and brightness.

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