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Tuperssuatsiaite from
Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

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Tuperssuatsiaite

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Tuperssuatsiaite

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Tuperssuatsiaite

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Tuperssuatsiaite

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Tuperssuatsiaite

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Tuperssuatsiaite

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Tuperssuatsiaite

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Tuperssuatsiaite

Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Locality type:

Bay

Classification

Species:

Tuperssuatsiaite

Formula:

Fe³⁺Fe₂³⁺(Na◻)◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 2H₂O

Chemical Analyses:

Oxide wt%:

	1
Na₂O	3.23 %
K₂O	0.78 %
Fe₂O₃	20.63 %
MnO	5.31 %
ZnO	0.81 %
MgO	1.04 %
SiO₂	56.38 %
Al₂O₃	0.47 %
H₂O (calc)	11.35 %
Total:	100.00 %

Sample references:

1	Type Specimen	*Karup-Møller, S., Petersen, O. V. (1984) Tuperssuatsiaite, a new mineral species from the Ilímaussaq intrusion in South Greenland. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1984. 501-512*

Confirmation

Validity:

Valid - Type Locality

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Aegirine

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

123346

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:123346:9

GUID (UUID V4):

References

Karup-Møller, S., Petersen, O. V. (1984) Tuperssuatsiaite, a new mineral species from the Ilímaussaq intrusion in South Greenland. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1984. 501-512

Atencio, Daniel, Coutinho, José M.V., Vlach, Silvio R.F. (2005) Tuperssuatsiaite from the Bortolan quarry, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (3) 275-280

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Tuperssuatsiaite from Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Tuperssuatsiaite from
Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland