Thomsenolite (rare halide - Type Locality)

Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivigtut, Kitaa Province, Greenland
Miniature, 5.4 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm
Start Time: 12/24/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/03/2013 6:34:18 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Thomsenolite is a rare, complex halide and Ivigtut is the Type Locality. Lustrous, water-clear, prismatic crystals cover the massive matrix of sugary thomsenolite. This is a very rich, showy and highly representative example of the rare species from this famous locale (probably the smaller crystals are ralstonite).

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