SOLD Haüyne – Taiarapu-Est, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France
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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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      6401-LM2T

      Characteristics

      Mineral
      Haüyne
      Size
      Thumbnail (max. 3,1 cm)
      Origin (country)
      France