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Igalikite
A mixture of two or more distinct mineral species
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A mixture of analcime and muscovite, pseudomorphic after nepheline.
A sample collected by H. Ødum in 1926 from "Point 5", 35 km east of Igaliku, Greenland and later described by Bøgghild (1933) as a new mineral, and named after the locality.
Showed by Danø & Sørensen (1959) to be a mixture.
A sample collected by H. Ødum in 1926 from "Point 5", 35 km east of Igaliku, Greenland and later described by Bøgghild (1933) as a new mineral, and named after the locality.
Showed by Danø & Sørensen (1959) to be a mixture.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
43227
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:43227:8
IMA Classification of Igalikite
Discredited
Approval history:
Discredited (rejected) by IMA in 1962.
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Igalikite
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References for Igalikite
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Localities for Igalikite
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- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Greenland | |
| Bøggild (1953) +1 other reference |
