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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"Fantasy Rock" - Tugtupite, Sodalite, Chkalovite - Greenland
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A small piece of tenebrescent fantasy rock with blue fluorescing analcime. Areas of orange are fluorescent sodalite.
The name "Fantasy Rock" was coined by MinerShop to refer to a group of rocks containing specific, bright and colorful minerals found on the Taseq Slope within the Ilimaussaq Complex of southern Greenland. These striking rocks are multi-colored and multi-wavelength. A typical Fantasy Rock usually consists of four basic minerals: tugtupite, sodalite, chkalovite, and they are always the most color-rich pieces from this exotic, remote locale.
"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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