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Haüyne – Taiarapu-Est, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France - Thumbnail N°184
This specimen features several haüyne crystals of a particularly intense cobalt-blue colour, embedded in their dark volcanic host rock (phonolite). The main, well-individualized crystal measures approximately 0.7 cm.
The haüyne shows a distinct orange fluorescence under long-wave UV light.
1.5 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Highlights of this specimen :
- Haüyne, a relatively rare mineral in collections
- Several crystals with a particularly intense cobalt-blue colour
- Well-individualized main crystal measuring 7 mm
For information :
- Haüyne is a rare sodium aluminium silico-sulfate, generally found as small crystals in certain alkaline volcanic rocks. Well-individualized, strongly coloured crystals are particularly sought after by collectors. In Tahiti, haüyne is notably known from the Taiarapu-Est area, on the eastern coast of the Tahiti Iti peninsula.
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Characteristics
- Mineral
- Haüyne
- Size
- Thumbnail (max. 3,1 cm)
- Origin (country)
- France