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 in Nepheline Syenite, Lujavrite - Greenland
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Sodalite exhibiting a slight tenebrescence, bright orange LW, slightly dimmer SW. Under white light areas of the sodalite have a bluish hue, we're not sure of the reason. These areas are less fluorescent, possibly an unidentified mineral that is a homogenous blend with sodalite. All sits on a bed of lujavrite.
The area these pieces were found is also unusual - a spot in the middle of the Taseq Slope, no other major deposits found in the area.
"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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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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