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  • Bluish green beryllite in SW UV. FoV 2 mm

Tugtupite, beryllite

€105.00
Pale pink tugtupite in analcime
Taseq slope, Ilimaussaq, Greenland
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Pale pink tugtupite as veinlets in between analcime crystals, associated with white coatings of presumed beryllite on an analcime surface. The beryllite is pale bluish grey/bluish green in SW UV light. The tugtupite displays a bright red fluorescence in SW UV light 
BO_748
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Locality
Taseq slope, Ilimaussaq, Greenland
Size category
Large cabinet
Size (cm)
10 x 6 x 6
Weight
330 g
Formula
Na2BeSi2O6 (chkalovite); Na4BeAlSi4O12Cl (tugtupite)
Properties
Vitreous; pink/colourless; bright red fluorescence