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Have you ever heard of this mineral? Pachnolite was discovered in Greenland and the name translates to frost stone, which is a very cool name. #MineralMonday #GeoscienceBluesky ⚒️🧪
Specimen of pachnolite showing bright brown yellow sharp crystals in a cavity in white crystals. It sits on a frosted plinth on a glass shelf on a grey wall. The edge of a green and brown specimen on a plinth can be seen to the top left. The plinth has a label that says « Pachnolite/Pachnolite » on it.At the Royal Ontario Museum.
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Pachnolite from the Ivigtut mine (TL), Ivigtut stock, Greenland
18 mm x 16 mm excl. box
7 gram incl. box
€ 15
#pachnolite #complexhalides #halides #ivigtut #typelocality #greenlandminerals #systematicminerals #micromounts #thumbnailminerals #minerals #rocks
September 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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62 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Cryolite:
- Halide mineral
- Is used in processing aluminium ores, pesticide, fireworks...
- First described in 1798, but was used by Greenlandic Inuit before then
- Its name comes from the Greek word "κρύος/krýos" (frost) because of its icy appearance #minerals #MineralMonday
An off-white chunk of cryolite with bright white veins. Partially altering to pachnolite. From Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA Specimen on display in the Natural History Museum, London. Cream coloured piece of altered cryolite with a honeycomb appearance. From Ivittuut, Greenland. Specimen on display in the Natural History Museum, London.
March 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM