Nafertisite sharp crystal (RARE Ti-silicate)

Nanna pegmatite, Narsaarsuup Qaava, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
Thumbnail, 1.4 x 0.7 x 0.2 cm
Start Time: 03/22/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/28/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Nafertisite is an ultra-rare complex Ti-silicate and is related to Astrophyllite Group species. MINDAT lists only two localities worldwide for the species, with easily the finest examples coming from this Greenland pegmatite. This sculptural bladed thumbnail is composed of lustrous brown, fibrous crystals. An exceptional example and rarely on the market.

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