| RETURN TO TASEQ EAST & SORENSENITE HUNT | ||
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| Classic tugtupite (red) in analcime (non-FL) specimen from the eastern end of Taseq slope. SW UV. Width 10 cm. | ||
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| Peter gives the electric drill a good workout on some grayish sodalite. Midway up Taseq slope east. | ||
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Extremely coarse-grained 'comb texture'.
Arfvedsonite crystals in albite vein. Chilled margin at left; largest crystals towards vein center. |
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| Taseq tugtupite in-place near top of Taseq slope east. Most white is analcime, lesser amounts of albite. | ||
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| Lee, with a portion of our choice find of Taseq tugtupite. Snow marks upper reaches of the slope. | ||
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| Returning back down to camp, our weather takes a dive. Fog and drizzle rolls in from the sea. | ||
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| Dinner time: Corby working on a stove setup. Communal tent at right. | ||
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After dinner, we hike up to the dark talus
opposite camp below Kvanefjeld in search of the rare Be-Sn mineral sorensenite. We find it in many places, but most 'commits suicide' under our efforts to remove it. Many shards; few specimens. |
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| Evening view of Mt. Ilímaussaq from the talus field below Mt. Kvanefjeld. | ||
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| View looking out the other way, west, down Narsaq valley towards the sea. | ||
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| Unnoticed, a fog rolls back in and fills the valley.. And our campground. | ||
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| Evening view over sorensenite-sprinkled boulders. The fog now reaches the eastern end of the valley. | ||
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