Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Nuumite ( Gedrite / Anthophyllite )
Greenland
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Classification |
Metamorphic Rock |
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Combination
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Origin Location |
Greenland |
Description |
Nuumite is an unusual metamorphic orthoamphibole rock type found in Greenland, which is mined from deposits dated to over 2.5 billion years ago. |
Luster |
Not noted, see photo. |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Miniature |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
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Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Gedrite: [box]Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 dimagnesium trimagnesium dialuminum hexasilicon dialuminum oxygen hydroxide *
Anthophyllite: [box]Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 dimagnesium pentamagnesium octasilicon oxygen hydroxide *
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
How it Works
Chrysocolla / Bornite Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Sapphirine Fluorite Roedderite Tourmaline / Lepidolite / Albite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): amphibole-group 1 Mg-Fe-Mn-Li amphibole-group 1 Mg-Fe-Mn-Li
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