2003
Greenland Tour Geo-Adventure Report:
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Article
(in HTML) - The Fluorescent
Minerals of the |
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Ilimaussaq
Complex, South Greenland or click on image for a PDF
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Kakortokite
(Qaqortoqit, Milakit) (Lopar’s
Blood)
Location: Illimaussaq
Complex, Kangerdlussaq Fjord, Julianebab District,
Southern Greenland
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Kakortokite consists
of arfvedsonite (nearly black) nepheline (off-white)
syenite, containing sporadic red eudialyte grains.
It is used to make cabochons and takes a polish
well. Similar rough has been marketed as “Lopar’s
Blood” from Alaska.
Not a well known gem stone,
it has met with great success at the Tucson
show and will become another very desirable
gemstone from Greenland. Currently going
through name changes due to the difficulty of
pronunciation of Greenlandic names by the gem
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