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Name
Tuperssuatsiaite
Chemistry
NaFe3 3+Si8O20(OH)2;5H2O
Uses
Mineral specimen
Color-
Red-brown, green, yellow or pink
Hardness
2 - 2.5
Specific gravity
2.8 (average)
Crystal system:
Monoclinic
Accompanied by:
Aegerine, Adularia, Natrolite
Fracture
Uneven
Luster
Vitreous
Cleavage
{100} is good.
Streak
Brown
Similar to:
Labuntsovite, Leucosphenite.
The mineral Tuperssuatsiaite derived its name from its discovery locality; Tuperssuatsiat in Greenland (1985).
Tuperssuatsiaite is a rare mineral.
It is mainly found in the Aris quarry (is a phonolite quarry), south of Windhoek in Namibia.
Tuperssuatsiaite from this location is the finest in the world.
Vugs from this location in Namibia, are usually very small.
