| TUGTUP & TUNULLIARFIK | ||
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| Classic tugtupite specimen characteristic of Tunulliarfik. Shown under shortwave ultraviolet. Width 12 cm. | ||
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| White blocks of naujaite entrained in a dark laminated lujavrite, at Tugtup agtākorfia. | ||
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Viewed end-on, just left of center in this
photo, is the vertical vein of albitite in naujaite which hosted the original find of tugtupite. |
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| Another view along the strike of this famous albitite vein. | ||
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| Close-up. Tugtupite (pink) and epistolite (pearly; micaceous) in-place in the Tugtup albitite vein. | ||
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| Hiking high above Tugtup, Don pauses for a rest. Tunulliarfik fjord.. and rain.. beyond. | ||
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| In the cold gray drizzle, this will be my overnight bivouac site. An orange flag from Howie's work remains. | ||
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| A welcome sight. Peter and Harry arriving two hours early this chilly morning to retrieve us. Hallelujah! | ||
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