Tugtupite

Tectosilicate

4–6.5Hardness (Mohs)

Na₄AlBeSi₄O₁₂ClChemistry

1Known origins & mines

Greenland's glowing pink love-stone from the Ilimaussaq complex - tenebrescent, it deepens in color under sunlight and fluoresces bright crimson under UV. Named from the Inuktitut word for reindeer.

Known origins & mines

Tugtup Agtakôrfia Mine · Greenland

Historic mine · Legendary locality

The Ilimaussaq complex outcrop that gave tugtupite its name - Greenland's fluorescent pink love-stone, worked intermittently since 1962.…