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Pollucite vs Tugtupite (planetary science edition - kinda)
Neither has been deteced on other planets.
Pollucite belongs to the zeolite group and is the Cs analog of analcime. Analcime was deteced on Mars by visible-near infrared spectra from orbit.
Tugtupite is a member of the feldspathoid group and can be found in alkali-rich igneous rocks. Alkali-rich (high K; Na could not be measured) basalts were measured by Venera 13 on the surface of Venus.
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@MineralCup Ok this is another match where I’ve never heard of either mineral! Hoping some of the #Chemistry folks and #Geology people will be able to add more information about these two. All I’ve got so far is #Tugtupite because of color-changing and Greenland. Cesium sounds scary for #Pollucite. #MinCup25
Also I’ve only gotten one winner so far out of the matches. Help!