Tugtupite (rare - fluorescent) Kay Robertson Coll.

Item Description

Vivid pink, lustrous and translucent tugtupite dramatically stands out against the contrasting matrix on this rich and excellent thumbnail from the Type Locality area. Tugtupite is a rare Be-silicate and this is a very fine thumbnail from the Kay Robertson Collection # 7353. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record). Cherry-red fluorescence under SW UV light.