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Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

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Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]

Narssârssuk pegmatite (Narsarsuk pegmatite), Narssârssuk (Narsarsuk), Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Fragment of a large Aegirine crystal, covered with Albite and some Epididymite, the Aegirine is about 70 mm in its largest dimension, collection C.& H. Schäfer
 © C.H.M.-SchäferPhoto ID: 166072    View Count: 137

Multiple photos availableAenigmatite : Na2Fe2+5TiO2(Si6O18), Eudialyte : Na15Ca6(Fe2+,Mn2+)3Zr3[Si25O73](O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2, Nepheline : (Na,K)[AlSiO4], Microcline : K[AlSi3O8]

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Black short-prismatic terminated crystals of aenigmatite (the larger is 3x2.5x1.5 cm) in nephelin-syenite matrix. Associated minerals are brownish eudialyte grains, grey sections of prismatic nepheline and white microcline. Specimen size is 7x5x3 cm. Collected by Igor V. Pekov in July of 1994. Pavel M. Kartashov collection (#3361) and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 152472    View Count: 209

Aenigmatite : Na2Fe2+5TiO2(Si6O18)

Kangerdluarssuq (Kangerdluarssuk; Kangerdluarsuk) Firth, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

A 2.8 cm long single crystal of aenigmatite.
 © CaltechPhoto ID: 188782    View Count: 189

Multiple photos availableAenigmatite : Na2Fe2+5TiO2(Si6O18), Eudialyte : Na15Ca6(Fe2+,Mn2+)3Zr3[Si25O73](O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2, Nepheline : (Na,K)[AlSiO4], Microcline : K[AlSi3O8]

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Black short-prismatic terminated crystals of aenigmatite (the larger is 2x1 cm) in nephelin-syenite matrix. Associated minerals are brownish eudialyte grains, grey section of prismatic nepheline and white microcline. Specimen size is 7x5x3 cm. Collected by Igor V. Pekov in July of 1994. Pavel M. Kartashov collection (#3361) and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 152474    View Count: 164

Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]

Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

A nice and interesting 3 mm twinned albite crystal found at the nabesite-locality. Additional information can be found at: Mineralien Welt Mai-Juni 2001: Zwillinge von Albit und Quatz von Narsaq, Südgrönland. The specimen was collected by and is in the micromount collection of OT. Ljostad.
 © OT. LjostadPhoto ID: 39702    View Count: 442

Albite : Na[AlSi3O8], Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]

Narssârssuk (Narsarsuk), Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Albite & aegirine. From the Vaux collection in Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 216976    View Count: 45

Ancylite-(Ce) : SrCe[OH|(CO3)2] · H2O

Narssârssuk pegmatite (Narsarsuk pegmatite), Narssârssuk (Narsarsuk), Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Light pink, translucent crystal of Ancylite-(Ce). The Narssarssuk pegmatite is the type locality for this mineral. The specimen was collected by Tomas Husdal, and it is now in the micromount collection of OT. Ljostad.
 © OT. LjostadPhoto ID: 78490    View Count: 237

Ancylite-(La) : Sr(La,Ce)[OH|(CO3)2] · H2O, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]

Taseqite occurrence, Tasseq Slopes (Taseq Slopes), Tasseq area, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

A group of pink crystals of Ancylite-(La) with small Albite crystals from the top of the Tasseq slope, Ilimaussaq, Greenland. Field of view: 3 mm. Collection and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 52592    View Count: 584

Arfvedsonite : [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Kangerdluarssuq (Kangerdluarssuk; Kangerdluarsuk) Firth, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Many long crystals of black arfvedsonite in white matrix. Good old-time specimen. Ex. R. D. O'Donnell collection #568. Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x3x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-50 mm.
 © 2002 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 3333    View Count: 758

Arfvedsonite : [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Karra, Nunasarnaq, Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Arfvedsonite embedded in Feldspar, field of view 80 mm, collection C.&H. Schäfer
 © C.H.M. SchäferPhoto ID: 193083    View Count: 67
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