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Acuminite from
Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Firth, Arsuk, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Description
Type Locality:Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Firth, Arsuk, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland is the type locality for Acuminite
Comments:Found in 2 cavities in a singlehanded specimen
Quality of samples:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Rarity at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:[Neues Jahrb.Min.,Mh.(1987) 502-514; Nickel & Nichols, 1991]; Petersen, O. V and K Secher (1993) The Minerals of Greenland. Mineralogical Record 24:36
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acuminite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Firth, Arsuk, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
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