Jewel Stones of Greenland
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Jewel Stones of Greenland. Has
sale of Jewelry in Gold and Sterling Silver Cabochone and Gemstones Mineraler
and Gem stones of Tugtupite and Greenlandit Nuumite sodalit Kakortokit
(Milaktit)
GreenlandHi everyone is gr-stones I
live at south Greenland with the area I live are there cirka. 250 Mineral. I
sell Greenlandig Gemstones for most Tugtupit and Nummit and Fluorescent Mineral
The mountain Kvanefjeld app. 10 km from Narsaq entails a great variety of rare
minerals, of which some can only be found here. JSG. Has sale of Jewelry
Cabochone and Gemstones Mineraler and Gem stones of Tugtupite and Greenlandit
Nuumite sodalit Kakortokit (Milaktit) The mineral Tugtupit was unknown until
1957, then it was discovered in large quantities on the Narsaq peninsula (the
Ilimmaasaq Intruision) and in more modest amounts on the kola peninsula in
Russia. Pron are more white. The name relates to a legend concerning a girl,
named Tugtu, which means reindeer. In order to give birth in solitude, she went
into the mountains. On the spot where the blood and placenta fell to the ground,
there appeared the Tugtupit stone. The age of this legend, cannot be determined.
The richtest veins are found in the Kvanefjeld area, where the Tugtupit has a
deep red colour. It occurs white minerals such as Albitr and Analcime, yellow
onse such as pyrochlore and Zincblende, and black-greenish ones such as
Aegirine. Individually hewn-out Tugtupit are therefore often multicoloured and
veinred, which gives the stone its characteristic apperance, In other places in
the area, Tugtupit are found which are light-red, white and even blue-green. The
stone colour can be altered - for instance, a strongly coloured Tugtupit can
become faded when stored in the dark. However, it regains the colour when it is
exposed to sunlight. Other varieties fade in sunlight but get their colour back
these colour changes are due to microscopic impurities in the mineral crystal
structure. The Tugtupit was first introduced as a precious stone by the royal
court jeweller, Ove Dragsted. Today it is widely used in the local production of
jewellery in the Narsaq area, where its strong and varied colours are utilized.
The minerals hardness is about 6 mos, that is less than that of ordinary beach
sand, whose grains have a hardness of 7 mos. Therefore, Tugtupit is easily
scratched. Furthermore, Tugtupit often split in a regular manner, and can be
full of particles and veins of other minerals.
The most popular gemstones in Greenland is Tugtupite Nuummite and Greenlandite
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last update: 02. februar 2012 |
