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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Tugtupite, Chkalovite “Greenlandic Margarosanite”
$3,200.00 USD
SKU: MSJ0322
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In 2005/6 we discovered a pocket of tugtupite mixed with what we believe is a special variety of chkalovite. The combination resulted in vibrant red fluorescent tugtupite encircling a beautiful pearly white chkalovite. One of the geo-tour members promptly nicknamed this material Greenlandic "Margarosanite".
On the second side are spectacular tugtupite crystals. These pieces are rare, not too many make its way to the market. Tugtupite crystals were almost unheard of prior to our discovery of this deposit. Keep in mind, tugtupite is really found nowhere else in the world, in spite of reports from MSH Canada and Kola Russia, none ever make it to market.
Bright eyes of blue/green chkalovite balance out the assemblage for a truly rich and spectacular specimen. Under longwave the tugtupite shows off its salmon fluorescence.
"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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