SC1165 – Tugtupite from the Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland

Nov 2, 2024 | Mineral Collection, Tugtupite

Tenebrescent tugtupite: normally pink, it changes color to a darker red upon exposure to UV light. Strong white light reverses the color back to pink. The fluorescence under UV light is typical for tugtupite: bright red and orange under short and long wave, respectively. More interestingly, it fluoresces a nice pink under midwave UV and shows a very long lasting white afterglow after exposure to UV light (any of them).
Locality: Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland (Mindat)
MinID: XEM-QGL
Size: 8 x 5.5 x 2 cm
Weight: 76.38 g
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Tenebrescence (reversible photochromism) after exposure to UV light.
Normal light.