A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Narsarsukite |
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| Description | Narsarsukite (whitish mineral) is a poorly known mineral having composition sodium titanium iron silicate fluoride. It was named after Narsarsuk, Greenland, where it was originally found. There it occurs in agpaitic pegmatite intrusions (unusual igneous rocks that are high in alkaline metals such as sodium and poor in silica). These intrusions also contain high concentrations of generally minor elements such as titanium, fluorine and rare earth metals. Narsarsukite has the chemical formula Na2(Ti,Fe)Si4(O,F)11. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Quebec. Near Mont St. Hilaire. Mont St. Hilaire. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1214. |
| Key words | narsarsukite, silicate, earth metals |
| Tech details | 382 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 269 |
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