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Tugtupite a Slabs - "The Romance Stone" Tenebrescent
Tugtupite changes color (tenebrescense) depending on the light. This stone is pictured in its "fully charged" state. It has been placed in the direct sunlight (or under shortwave UV light) for a period of time and the color has deepened to the pleasing dark red shown. See below for a complete explanation of this amazing quality.... Natural When tugtupite is first mined, it can be pink or white in color. Only upon exposure to ultraviolet light (from the sun or a shortwave UV light) will the color deepen. Over time, this color will fade and can be "recharged" by exposure to UV light once again (or sunlight). a Slabs Gem Quality "AA" slabs size is in mm: 38 x 22 x 20 mm Weight : 20.6 grams / 0.66 ozt / 13.2 dwt " For ages, the Inuit of Greenland have understood the power of tugtupite. Legend has it that lovers can cause the stone to glow fiery red just from the heat of their romance. The brilliance and vibrant colors announce the intensity of their love." Metaphysical & Spiritual Healing Lore Tugtupite (also known as the reindeer stone) is an emotional stone. It can protect one from negative energy of many kinds by wearing or carrying the stone, and is often sought for this shielding property. It is also helpful for removing energy blockages, and to clear the aura. Tugtupite is reputed to strengthen romantic relationships, and expand the love and sexual experience, and cure depressions. Physically tugtupite is used in general healing, purifying blood, to stimulate hormone production, and increase fertility. Tugtupite opens and clears the heart chakra, and will also activate and integrate all the chakras. Inuit legend attributes tugtupite to "Tutu" - the reindeer girl. Tutu went to the mountains to give birth to her first child and during birth the miraculous life-giving bloods seeped into the mountain stones and created tugtupite. Thus it is known for life, romance and fertility.... Tugtupite - a brief introduction Tugtupite is one of the world's few deep red gemstones, often translucent, and always brightly fluorescent. It is known worldwide for its beauty under ultraviolet light. When exposed to UV light (or sunlight) the color deepens, sometimes to an almost grape color. Gem quality tugtupite is among the rarest of gemstones, only found in remote areas of Greenland - and always in small quantities. In high demand by collectors, the finest specimens are almost always reserved for jewelry. Tugtupite is only found in three areas in the world - Greenland, MSH, Canada, and Kola, Russia. It was first discovered in Greenland in 1957 (by European geologists - the Innuit had known about it for hundreds of years). The mines are located high in the mountains surrounding the fjords in an area known as the Ilimaussaq Complex - a unique geological formation approximately 8km x 20km in area. Greenland is the only supplier of gem quality tugtupite and is the only area w sufficient quantities can be found to supply the gem market with enough material to make this a marketable gemstone. Access to the mines is only by foot (and boat), and the rough material must be carried down the mountain by backpack. (T are no roads in Greenland even interconnecting cities, much less to the remote mountain areas.) The difficulty in finding gem quality specimens, mining them, and then porting them out of the mountains only adds to the value of this extremely unique, rare and beautiful gem. What is Tenebrescense? Some minerals - most notably Sodalite and Tugtupite - have the unique characteristic of "color change". When first mined, the mineral may be drab in color but as the newly split rock is exposed to sunlight, the color deepens to a dark red. Warmth accelerates this process (but too much heat can also destroy the mineral's fluorescent properties). After a period of time without exposure to light containing UV rays, the stone will once again fade to i... 
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