SCANDINAVIAN MINERALS
A purple transparent to opaque crystal of Spodumen var. Kunzite from Haapaluoma Quarry, Finland.
Kunzite is the best-known variety of the mineral Spodumen.
Spodumen is a pyroxene mineral LiAl(Si2O6) and is a commercially important source of lithium.
Reference: Kunzite from Haapaluoma pegmatite quarry, Western Finland. Seppo I. Lahti and Risto Saikkonen,
Bull. Geol. Soc. Finland 58, Part 2, p47-52.
Very interesting that it reacts to UV-Long Wave light from orange to red colour.
Spodumen from this mine does not.
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Kunzite, Haapaluoma, Finland. Normal daylight and UV-LW.
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All prices are in Swedish currency or US$.
Minimum order 100:- SEK. (= €10, $10, £12)
Discount is available. Specimens from 25:-SEK or cheaper are excluded.This Lot was published in August 2024.
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Item: k1. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 5x3x2cm. 75:-SEK. US$7.50. |
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Item: k1. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Some Smoky Quartz. |
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Item: k2. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 4x2,5x1,7cm. 80:-SEK. US$8.00. |
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Item: k2. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
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Item: k3. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 4,5x1,5x1,2cm. 70:-SEK. US$7.00. |
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Item: k3. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Some Smoky Quartz. |
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Item: k4. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 6x2x2cm. 90:-SEK. US$9.00. |
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Item: k4. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
With minor Ortoclase. |
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Item: k5. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 4,5x3x1,7cm. 85:-SEK. US$8.50. |
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Item: k5. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Clean. |
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Item: k6. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 4x3x3cm. 155:-SEK. US$15.50. |
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Item: k6. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
With Smoky Quarts. Cross section of a crystal. |
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Item: k7. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 4x3,5x2cm. 80:-SEK. US$8.00. |
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Item: k7. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
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Item: k8. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 4x2x2cm. 210:-SEK. US$21.00. |
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Item: k8. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Nearly a complete crystal, partly clear. |
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Item: k9. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 2,5x2,5x4,5cm. 65:-SEK. US$6.50. SOLD37 |
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Item: k9. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Part of a long crystal. |
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Item: k10. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 5x3x1cm. 80:-SEK. US$8.00. |
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Item: k10. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
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Item: k11. Kunzite var Spodumen, Haapaluoma, Finland.
Size: 5x4,5x3cm. 160:-SEK. US$16.00. |
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Item: k11. Kunzite var Spodumen with Ortoclase and
Smoky Quarts, Haapaluoma, Finland. |