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| Eudialyte from Russia |
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Eudialyte www.galleries.com Eudialyte is a fairly rare cyclosilicate mineral. It is a popular mineral in collections however due to its attractive and distinctive colors. It unfortunately rarely forms good crystals and only occasionally forms any crystal faces at all. Crystals of eudialyte are usually embedded in the host rock, surrounded by other minerals and not showing any hint of a crystal form. The mineral's colors on the other hand are quite pleasant and give the collector an all-together attractive and rare mineral. It can show distinctive colors of a red-violet, pink, blue, yellow and an attractive brown. Much eudialyte on the market today comes from the Kola Peninsula, Russia and can add to one's collection of fine minerals from this wonderful site.. ... http://www.galleryvoltaire.com/eudialyte.html Eudialyte was discovered in 1819 in the Julianehaab district of Greenland. It occurs in distinctive colors of a red-violet, pink, blue, yellow and an attractive brown. The intensely carmine color has been referred to as "Dragon's Blood", by some Russian dealers. Eudialyte is a rare and collectable cyclosilicate mineral, rarely forming good crystals and only occasionally forming any crystal faces at all. It is usually just a component of a host rock. Eudialyte is considered to be a potential source of zirconium in the future Crystal mystics have attributed eudialyte with the ability to activate the first and fourth chakras, giving one increased vitality and an emotional eqiilibrium.... www.thaigem.com Eudialyte only occurs in alkali environments, especially sodium-rich ones. Its notable occurrences include: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada; Julianehaab, Greenland; Madagascar and Magnet Cove, Arkansas, U.S.A. However, most of the Eudialyte on the market today comes from the Kola Peninsula of Russia. The Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia is a region that has produced over three hundred different mineral species and is the type locality for over a hundred minerals. Eudialyte is an example of an unusual mineral that comes from these mineral unique sites. Not only is it rich in Sodium, but it also has Zirconium, Cerium and often traces of Yttrium in its structure. Eudialyte’s attractiveness and distinctive colors have made it popular among mineral collectors. However, due to the lack of good crystal form, it is rarely cut as a gemstone....... en.wikipedia.org Eudialyte is used as a minor ore of zirconium. Another use of eudialyte is as a minor gemstone, but this use is limited by its rarity, which is compounded by its poor crystal habit. These factors make eudialyte of primary interest as a collector's mineral. Alternative names of eudialyte include: almandine spar and eudalite. Eucolite is the name of an altered form. |
