Prehnite
specimen number:
2062693
location:
Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilimaussaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
description: Kangerluarsuk Fjord is a scenic body of water located within the Ilimaussaq intrusive complex in the Kujalleq municipality of southern Greenland. This remote area is globally famous among geologists and mineral collectors for its exceptionally rare rock formations and diverse mineral species found within the surrounding peralkaline intrusion. The fjord offers a dramatic landscape characterized by steep, striped cliffs and rugged subarctic terrain shaped by ancient geological processes.
Neat locality example for the species, light green translucent crystals of prehnite measuring to 1.8 cm in size across the top of matrix. Some damage present as seen.
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