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Emerald Green Sodalite - Tunulliarfik, Greenland

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: May 4th, 2026
Locality: Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland (See on Mindat)

Description:
Obscure "Emerald Green" sodalite found on the north shore of the Tunulliarfik Fjord, right above "Sodalite Beach" and where the bright pea-green sodalite is found. Only one large boulder of this material was found and was worked by the US expedition led by Mark Cole over a couple of summers. Very bright and gemmy. No tenebrescence is observed.

Originally posted by UV Studio on Nature's Rainbows in 2016.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.
Normal light. Side 2.
Normal light. Side 2.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Sodalite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Orange
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Orange

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