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Tugtupite

€98.00
Rich pink tugtupite in matrix
Kuannersuit, Ilimaussaq, Greenland
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This specimen has a very rich pink tugtupite in mainly analcime, with aegirine and traces of several other minerals, among them a tiny, brownish spray of an unidentified mineral resembling astrophyllite or lamprophyllite. The tugtupite displays a bright red fluorescence in SW UV light 
BO_725

Data sheet

Locality
Kuannersuit, Ilimaussaq, Greenland
Size category
Cabinet
Size (cm)
6.5 x 6 x 5.5
Weight
307 g
Formula
Na2BeSi2O6 (chkalovite); Na4BeAlSi4O12Cl (tugtupite)
Properties
Vitreous; rich pink; bright red fluorescence