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Jarlite

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Description
Locality: 
Ivigtut, Ivittuut, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

From the type locality, this is a specimen rich in translucent clusters of radiating jarlite, dark purple cubes of fluorite with tiny lustrous pyrite, on a white baryte matrix.

Acquired in 1999. Ex. Dr. Bob Janssens specimen, #1593.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jarlite

Formula: 
Na(Sr,Na)7MgAl6F32(OH,H2O)2
Strunz: 
3.CC.20
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland

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