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Epididymite, opal

€32.00
Transparent epididymite crystals in quartz
Narssarssuk, Igaliku, Greenland
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Slender, transparent epididymite crystals transecting quartz. On one quartz surface is a 7x8 mm speck of opal-AN ("hyalith"), that displays a bright green fluorescence in SW UV light. From the epididymite type locality
BO_730
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Data sheet

Locality
Narssarssuk, Igaliku, Greenland
Size category
Miniature
Size (cm)
4.5 x 4.3 x 3
Weight
65 g
Formula
Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Properties
Vitreous; transparent; prismatic habit