Thomsenolite

Thomsenolite

Thomsenolite is a mineral, NaCaAlF6·H2O from Greenland. It is an alteration product of cryolite.

It was discovered in 1868 in Ivigtut, Greenland and named for Hans Peter Jorgen Julius Thomsen (1826-1909).

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* [http://www.mindat.org/min-3940.html Mindat.org entry]


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