CRYOLITE
Specimen cry-2

Dims:2.0x1.6x1.1" (5.1x4.1x2.8 cm)

Wt: 3.2oz. (92g)

Ivigtut, Greenland

This specimen comes from the original pegmatite in Greenland (very difficult to come by), and was once a part of the collection of the Swedish National Museum. This specimen has been partially sawn on two sides. It consists of virtually all cryolite except for some crystalline siderite embedded in the base of the specimen. The face of the specimen reveals many small pseudocubic crystals. When held to a light, this specimen is quite translucent. There is some minor damage around the edges of this specimen.

Dims: 1.81x1.11x0.59" (4.59x2.81x1.50cm)

Wt: 0.86oz (24.4g)

Kola peninsula, Russia

This cryolite specimen has enough impurities as to appear nearly gray. It is translucent, and while it is clearly crystalline, there are no indications of crystal surfaces. The color and transparency varies quite a bit, from essentially opaque gray to nearly transparent and colorless. The specimen has a bonus mineral - along one edge is a micro-crystalline crust of the rare mineral gagarinite (NaCaY(F,Cl)6), named after the first Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin. It is a dirty pink in color.