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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Tugtupite, Polylithionite - Greenland
$200.00 USD
SKU: MSW1563-111
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A tugtupite and silver polylithionite sphere with beautiful patterning. On one side is a chkalovite crystal enclosed in a circle of brilliantly red fluorescent tugtupite. Tugtupite is often found replacing chkalovite.
Silver polylithionite is a bright mineral found on the Taseq Slopes, found within fine-grained layers. It fluoresces a brilliant yellow/white under shortwave UV.
Tugtupite is the most widely known fluorescent mineral from Greenland. It is typically a bright gemmy red and is the source for the gem material used in making beautiful tugtupite cabochons. The natural color ranges from a light pink to a deep cherry red. Under shortwave UV, the red glow is unmistakable.
"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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