TUGTUPITE (must have!)
| Na4BeAISi4O12CI This very specimen of tugtupite is currently for sale at eBays auctions. I can't afford it right now - but I'll keep on looking! How fascinating it is - and how RARE! Tugtupite was first discovered in 1960 in Greenland, where it is carved for jewellery. It's found as massive aopaque material in pegmatite veins. Hardness: 6 Other characteristics |
| Once upon a time in Greenland, the girl Tuttu (reindeer) wanted to give birth in solitude, so she went into the mountains. Her blood and placenta fell to the ground and there appeared the tuttupit stone.
Only a few kilometres outside Narsaq, Greenland, it is possible to find minerals and stones that are totally unique to that area, and others that are rare and only found few other places in the world. This is |
| due to a very special geological phenomena, called an intrusion.
An intrusion can briefly be described as a volcano that never reached the surface. Thus the lava hardened under ground in a huge lava-chamber, and formed rare minerals and stones due to the particular pressure and temperature conditions.
This has made Narsaq a paradise for geologists, who has found uranium, sodalite and the treasured and beautiful Tugtupit stone. Many of the stones found in the area respond to warmth, so the lucky purchaser or finder of a tugtupit stone should hold it firmly in the hand or expose it to sunlight, and will then learn that the rather pale red stone suddenly turns into a beautiful dark red gem.
 | For ages, the Inuit of Greenland have understood the power of Tugtupit. Legend has it that lovers can cause the stone to glow fiery red just from the heat of their romance. The brilliance and vibrant colors announce the intensity of their love.
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Read more here at the home of Peter Lindberg, who could well be my saviour!
I HAVE IT!!!!
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