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Nuummit
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The area of Nuuk where Nuummit occurs is the “Isuakasia” iron ore, the
origin of which dates back almost four billion years! Apart from Nuummit,
the region also possesses a wealth of other precious gemstones such as
the beautiful and much sought after Tugtupite as well as Greenlandite.
Both are also almost exclusively a Greenlandic phenomenon. The Isuakasia
is situated close to the Inland Ice Cap which is very difficult to
access. For this reason (combined with their rarity), these minerals
will never become available in large quantities. |
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Metaphysically, Nummit is believed to align the subtle bodies, balancing
the chakras and removing energy blocks. |
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Crystal healers also believe Nuumit helps in the recognition of the
things that are needed in life and aids in the letting go of what is
not. |
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Just The Facts |
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Nuummite is a gemstone formed from a mixture of two minerals from the
Orthoamphibole Group, Anthophyllite and Gedrite. |
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Nuummit occurs in brown (including golden brown), green and nearly black
with remarkable rainbow flashes. Nuummit is a foliated metamorphic rock
and is approximately 3.8 billion years old. It is composed of Magnesium,
Iron, Silicon, Oxygen and Hydrogen. By virtue of its age Nuummit is
unique - there quite simply is no other comparable material of the same
age anywhere on the planet. |
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Nuummite is generally easy to polish, even though, in certain qualities
of gemstones with many parallel crystals, it can be difficult to avoid
holes and cracks. While Nuummit has been used for untold centuries as
beads and ornamental stones, it has just recently appeared in the
gemstone market. It has since been fashioned into extremely attractive
cabochons and miscellaneous shaped pieces for Jewelry. In larger
pieces it is possible to retain most of the colors of the iridescence
(i.e. the rainbow like color effects seen in some gems), so that one
end of the cabochon has a golden hue while the opposite end has a bluish
tone. |
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Other minor occurrences of Nuummit include Spain and southwest of
Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming, U.S.A. but it is only in the
Greenland type that the coloration is well enough developed to be
suitable for gemstones. |
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