THORTVEITITE: Iveland Pegmatite District, Agder Region Norway

Description

Species: Thortveitite

Locality: Iveland District, Agder Region Norway

Dimensions: 8.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm.

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For your consideration is this superb large group of elongated prismatic waxy-gray thortveitite crystals in feldspar matrix with black aeschynite-(Y) from the Iveland District, Agder Region Norway. Featuring numerous well-formed black thortveitite crystals in parallel-growth in matrix, this is an exceptional example of this very rare and sought-after Scandium mineral from a classic European pegmatite locality, from an old German collection. This specimen has a lot of thortveitite in it! Rare!!