Cryolite and Siderite - Ivigtut, Greenland
Contributed by: Howie Green
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Date: Jan 20th, 2025
Locality: Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland (See on Mindat)
Description:
From the closed cryolite mine (the world\'s only?) in Greenland. Fluorescent cryolite is quite rare and unusual - most are not fluorescent. Shown SW UV.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Cryolite
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Pink