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Cryolite from
Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland


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Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cryolite
Formula:Na2NaAlF6
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Arsenopyrite
Cassiterite
Chiolite
Cryolithionite
Fluorite
Galena
Gearksutite
Jarlite
Microcline
Molybdenite
Muscovite
Pachnolite
Prosopite
Pyrite
Quartz
Siderite
Thomsenolite
Topaz
Weberite
Zircon
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite124
Thomsenolite61
Chalcopyrite23
Fluorite21
Galena19
Pachnolite16
Topaz14
Pyrite14
Hydrokenoralstonite13
Quartz13
Cryolithionite12
Sphalerite11
Muscovite10
- var Sericite6
Chiolite7
Weberite5
Paralstonite5
Jarlite4
Limonite3
Goethite2
Gearksutite2
Hagemannite2
Prosopite2
Schorl1
Anglesite1
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (113 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4106
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4106:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Scherer's Allg. Journal D. Chemie,(1799) 2, p. 502
Bøggild, O. B. (1913) Beobachtungen über die Mineralien der Kryolithgruppe. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 51 (1-6). 591-613 doi:10.1524/zkri.1913.51.1.591
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Petersen, Ole V., Secher, Karsten (1993) The Minerals of Greenland. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (2) 1-67
 
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