Recently Released Special Editions
Mineral Specimens from Ivigtut
Cryolite, Pachnolite, Thomsenolite and Ralstonite amongst other odd minerals will be in this Special Edition.
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Chiolite
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- Locality
- Ivigtut mine, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
- Formula
- Na5Al3F14
- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 4 x 3.5 x 1 cm - Miniature
A clear mass of Chiolite with a Kidwell and University of Copenhagen label.
Chiolite
- Formula
- Na5Al3F14
- Crystal System
- Tetragonal
- Crystal Habit
- Crystalline - Fine
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Distinct, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Greasy
- Color
- colorless, snow white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
- Hardness
- 3.5-4
- Collection
- Kidwell Collection
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- On Dakota Matrix
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Cryolite
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- Locality
- Ivigtut mine, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
- Formula
- Na3AlF6
- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 9 x 7 x 6 cm - Sm Cabinet
A large specimen of massive Cryolite with 3-6mm colorless Cryolite crystals on one face.
Cryolite
- Formula
- Na3AlF6
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Massive - Granular, Euhedral Crystals
- Cleavage
- None, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Greasy
- Color
- brownish black, colorless, gray, white, reddish brown
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Uneven
- Hardness
- 2.5-3
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
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- On Dakota Matrix
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- On Dakota Matrix
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Cryolithionite
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- Locality
- Ivigtut mine, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
- Formula
- Na3Al2(LiF4)3
- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 7 x 7 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Blackish Cryolite, probably irradiated, with a large 3cm crystal of colorless Cyrolithionite at the center (red arrow).
Cryolithionite
- Formula
- Na3Al2(LiF4)3
- Crystal System
- Isometric
- Crystal Habit
- Crystalline - Coarse
- Cleavage
- Good, Good, Good
- Luster
- Vitreous - Greasy
- Color
- colorless, white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Isometric - Hexoctahedral
- Fracture
- Brittle - Conchoidal
- Hardness
- 2.5
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
- Special Info
- Type Locality
- On Dakota Matrix
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Galena
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- Locality
- Ivigtut mine, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
- Formula
- PbS
- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 5 x 3 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Tagged
- sulfide
A thin 5mm layer of granular Galena with what looks like murky micro crystals of Anglesite, unreported from Ivigtut. This is according to the Ralph Merril label. He also notes "May have mineral A - Can. Min. 10, 871.
Galena
- Formula
- PbS
- Crystal System
- Isometric
- Crystal Habit
- Euhedral Crystals, Massive - Granular, Massive
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Perfect, Perfect
- Luster
- Metallic
- Color
- light lead gray, dark lead gray
- Streak
- grayish black
- Class
- Isometric - Hexoctahedral
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 2.5
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
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- On Dakota Matrix
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