MSG1260: Tenebrescent Blue Sodalite (Hackmanite) from Greenland

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Tenebrescent Blue Sodalite (Hackmanite)
Tunuliarfik, Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland
3 1/2” x 3" x 1”, 5.6 oz
The blue sodalite on this piece changes color when exposed to UV (SW), darkening to a purple - a unique hue compared to other Greenland sodalites due to the natural blue coloring. Under LW the bright orange fluorescence is unmistakable, while under SW it starts out orange but quickly shifts to a rusty color due to the tenebrescence (see animation below to view the tenebrescent change). Many of the pieces from this locality within the complex are associated with a relatively bright fluorescent feldspar (in syenite). Like other feldspars, it fluoresces a magenta color.
Bright green fluorescent areas are uranyl activated, unusual in that they occur mostly at the edges where the minerals intersect.
The natural color is a beautiful blue - one of the only blue sodalites which is strongly fluorescent, not to mention tenebrescent.
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Mineral in image above shown under Shortwave UV light
Mineral in image above shown under Longwave UV light
Animation above showing tenebrescence
Dollar bill showing size of mineral
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"As many of my followers have noticed, I (Mark) have retired from active sales. My daughter, Valerie, has joined the MinerShop crew and will be taking over our sales. She has assumed my large inventory of Greenland and other world-wide minerals, has learned to take the same great photos you've come to expect, and will offer the same great service you've gotten used to. She grew up around these minerals and, thankfully, got the glow-bug herself at a young age. A father's dream to have one of his children appreciate our hobby, insuring a home for his lifetime's passion. Please support her in this transition, and be assured I'm behind her every step of the way."
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Pictures and Representations:
Specimen colors reproduced as accurately as my camera and monitor allow (and are subject to the way your monitor displays colors). Sizes are approximate.
Please use dollar bill behind specimen and actual measurements to form a mental picture of the size.
Measurements show the widest dimension of each side.
Some images may be enlarged to show detail. Refer to sizing pic for proportional size
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