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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Gem Sodalite - Greenland
$45.00 USD
SKU: MSG1568A
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Gemmy fluorescent sodalite pieces from Greenland. The lower two pieces seem to have minor tugtupite as you can see under shortwave UV light. The blue is likely analcime.
The (B) sodalite on this piece changes color when exposed to shortwave (254nm) UV, darkening to a purple as shown in the GIF below - a unique hue compared to other Greenland sodalites. Under longwave (365nm) the bright orange fluorescence is unmistakable.
Known in the fluorescent mineral hobby as the brightest sodalite in the world, Greenland Sodalite has become the benchmark in the UV mineral world, setting a world-class standard to which all other sodalites are compared..
Fluorescent sodalite, or hackmanite from Greenland is a rare find for collectors. You won’t find much of this material on the market. Each piece is uniquely amazing.
"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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