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Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Firth, Arsuk, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland Fragment of transparent ice-like monograin of chiolite. When seeing on the specimen begin to understand, that name for chiolite(=snow-stone from Greek) was mixed up - this mineral much more similar to ice, than cryolite (=ice-stone from Greek). But on the type locality chiolite really is similar to dirty snow in March... Associating mineral is ... |
| © Pavel M. Kartashov | Photo ID: 144790 View Count: 247 |
Chiolite : Na5Al3F14 | |
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Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Firth, Arsuk, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland An EXCELLENT, lustrous, translucent and blocky specimen of the VERY RARE mineral chiolite from Greenland. Chiolite is related to cryolite, but is much rarer and only occurs as massive material. This is a valuable piece of gem rough weighing 28 grams. 3.6 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 59229 View Count: 357 |
Chiolite : Na5Al3F14 | |
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Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Firth, Arsuk, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland Colourless to white masses of Chiolite. Specimen size 3,6 x 2 cm. |
| © Peter Kohorst | Photo ID: 60157 View Count: 293 |
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Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Firth, Arsuk, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland Massive/crystalline chiolite. Field of view is 2 cm. |
| © L Kruszewski 2007 | Photo ID: 92180 View Count: 196 |
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Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Firth, Arsuk, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland Back side of the fragment of transparent ice-like monograin of chiolite. When seeing on the specimen begin to understand, that name for chiolite(=snow-stone from Greek) was mixed up - this mineral much more similar to ice, than cryolite (=ice-stone from Greek). But on the type locality chiolite really is similar to dirty snow in March... ... |
| © Pavel M. Kartashov | Photo ID: 144792 View Count: 115 |
Chiolite : Na5Al3F14 | |
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Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Firth, Arsuk, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland Chiolite showing the characteristic curved, pearly sheaved faces. Dimensions: Approx 4cm x 3cm x 1cm |
| © Jenna Mast | Photo ID: 205354 View Count: 60 |
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