Two very nice, clear, intergrown crystals to 1 mm
A single 1 mm, colorless crystal of kristiansenite with a black crystal of
scandian
ixiolite to 1 mm. Also associated is a micro crystal of
scandiobabingtonite.
Two crystal grains, one showing good faces, to about 0.75 mm in a capsule.
There are only 12 minerals known to contain scandium, kristiansenite is one
of them.
Origin: Heftetjern pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway (type
locality)
Ex. Roy Kristiansen (discoverer) Collection
Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2 cm (top), 6 x 3 x 3.5 cm (2nd row), about 0.75 mm
(bottom)
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