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Sienita

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Sienita is a mineral with formula Roca con Sodalita, in the Roca Ígnea group. This specimen comes from Michigan, EE. UU..

Sienita from Michigan, EE. UU. — Terrium

Description

Roca de sienita con sodalita fluorescente.

About Sienita

It is not an official mineral, but a syenite rock with fluorescent sodalite. It glows under ultraviolet light because of the manganese in the sodalite.

Technical data

Catalogue No.
0556
Internal reference
X0141
Composition
Roca con Sodalita
Name
Sienita
Group
Roca Ígnea
Associations
Sodalita (Yooperlite)
Province
Michigan
Country
EE. UU.
Etymology
Yooperlite' is a trade name. 'Yooper' is the nickname for the inhabitants of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P. -> Yooper), where it was discovered.
Quality
Buena
Value trend
Estable

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