Extremely rare: Arctite Fluorescent - Height: 8 mm - Width: 7 mm- 0.1 g
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Meteorite consisting of the extremely rare arctite with fluorescent mineral form, from the Khibiny Massif, Russia.
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Description from the seller
Very rare arctite with podlesnoiet in natrolite/albite.
The rare mineral arctite (Na₂Ca₄(PO₄)₃F) which fluoresces bright bluish white under LW lighting Normally it occurs as small grains. In this recent find, the crystals are much larger in the specimens found!
Photo 1: Long wave/UV 365 nm (arctite is blue)
Photo 2: Short wave/UV 254 nm (podlesnoite and albite is pink)
Photo 3: Medium wave/UV 310 nm (arctite is blue)
Photos 4 and 5 in normal light.
Accompanying text translated:
"They found (2026) a narrow vein measuring 1 by 1 meter. Arctite usually occurs in small grains measuring a few millimeters in size. The amount of arctite that a gold prospector can extract is the same. Podlesnoiet and arctite are possibly the only minerals of this type on Earth. Arctite occurs only in the Khibiny Mountains and nowhere else in the world. The remaining part of the vein collapsed after the explosions and was subjected to apatite ore mining."
Guaranteed that no one else is offering this at the moment. Difficult to obtain, directly from Russia, and this was the last material...
Very rare arctite with podlesnoiet in natrolite/albite.
The rare mineral arctite (Na₂Ca₄(PO₄)₃F) which fluoresces bright bluish white under LW lighting Normally it occurs as small grains. In this recent find, the crystals are much larger in the specimens found!
Photo 1: Long wave/UV 365 nm (arctite is blue)
Photo 2: Short wave/UV 254 nm (podlesnoite and albite is pink)
Photo 3: Medium wave/UV 310 nm (arctite is blue)
Photos 4 and 5 in normal light.
Accompanying text translated:
"They found (2026) a narrow vein measuring 1 by 1 meter. Arctite usually occurs in small grains measuring a few millimeters in size. The amount of arctite that a gold prospector can extract is the same. Podlesnoiet and arctite are possibly the only minerals of this type on Earth. Arctite occurs only in the Khibiny Mountains and nowhere else in the world. The remaining part of the vein collapsed after the explosions and was subjected to apatite ore mining."
Guaranteed that no one else is offering this at the moment. Difficult to obtain, directly from Russia, and this was the last material...
Details
Main mineral
Extremely rare: Arctite
Mineral form
Fluorescent
Weight
0.1 g
Origin (region/city)
Khibiny Massif
Country of origin
Russia
Height
8 mm
Width
7 mm
Depth
3 mm
