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Greenland, Arkhangelskaya

Kangerluarsuk (Ilímaussaq), Greenland

Gem locality Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: tugtupite, analcime, ussingite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: agpaitic pegmatite, tugtupite

Kangerluarsuk is a classic tugtupite and sodalite locality in Ilímaussaq.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote fjord, radioactivity nearby

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