Fundamental Minerals

Sialic Minerals

Feldspars

Feldspathoids

Quartz

Femic Minerals

Spodumene

Accessory Minerals

Rare Accessory

Alteration Products

Microstructures

Rocks

Jacupiranga complex

Naujaite

Naujaite: Agpaitic nepheline-sodalite syenite with a poikilitic texture comprising crystals of feldspathoid minerals enclosed in alkali feldspar and ferromagnesian silicates. For Naajakasik (formerly Naujakasik), Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland.

For more information about the Ilímaussaq magmatic complex, see page: "Ilimaussaq"

Sample kindly given to me by Robert Gill.

Naujaite sample: Sodalite (gray), microcline (white), arfvedsonite (dark green), eudialyte (red). From Hunterian Museum Geology Collections

Naujaite sample: Sodalite (gray), microcline (white), arfvedsonite (dark green), eudialyte (red). From Kevin Walsh

Panoramic view of a naujaite. Image by Andy Tindle (Virtual Microscope). PPL image, field of view = 2.5cm. See also naujaite - Virtual Microscope for more information on naujaite.

Panoramic view of a naujaite. Image by Andy Tindle (Virtual Microscope). XPL image, field of view = 2.5cm. See also naujaite - Virtual Microscope for more information on naujaite.

Bibliography

• G.Markl; M.Marks; G.Schwinn e H.Sommer (2001): Phase Equilibrium Constraints on Intensive Crystallization Parameters of the Ilímaussaq Complex, South Greenland. Journal of Petrology. Num.12; vol. 42; pg: 2231–2258.
• S. Karup-Møller; J. Rose-Hansen (2013): New data on eudialyte decomposition minerals from kakortokites and associated pegmatites of the Ilimaussaq complex, South Greenland. In: Geological Society of Denmark. Bulletin, Vol. 61, 2013, p. 47-70.

Aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (isotropic) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (isotropic) and cancrinite (high interference colors) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (isotropic) and cancrinite (high interference colors) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (isotropic) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Eudialite crystals (high relief and with white-pale pink color) surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Eudialite crystals (gray) surrounded by sodalite (isotropic) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Eudialite crystals (high relief and with white-pale pink color) surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Eudialite crystal (high relief and with white-pale pink color) surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Eudialite crystals (gray) surrounded by sodalite (isotropic) and cancrinite (high interference colors) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Eudialite (high relief and with white-pale pink color) and aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Eudialite crystals (gray) surrounded by sodalite (isotropic) in una Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Eudialite (high relief and with white-pale pink color) with sodalite (colorless) inclusion in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Eudialite (gray) with sodalite (isotropic) inclusion in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Eudialite (high relief and with white-pale pink color) and aegirine crystals surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Eudialite (gray) surrounded by sodalite (isotropic) inclusion in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusion. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusion. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusion. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusion. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusion. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusion. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Eudialite (high relief and with white-pale pink color) with sodalite (colorless) inclusion in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Eudialite (gray) with sodalite (colorless) inclusion in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
sodalite (colorless) and aegirine crystals in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	sodalite (colorless) and aegirine crystals in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusion. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Cancrinite crystals (high interference colors) around sodalite (isotropic). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)	Cancrinite crystals (high interference colors) around sodalite (isotropic). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)	Cancrinite crystals (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)
Cancrinite crystals (high interference colors) and aegirine. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)	Aegirine crystals in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)	Eudialite (high relief and with white-pale pink color) surrounded by sodalite (colorless) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Eudialite (gray) surrounded by sodalite (isotropic) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Aegirine crystals in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)	Aegirine, sodalite (isotropic) and cancrinite (high interference colors) in a Naujaite. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)
K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusions. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)	K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusions. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)	K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusions. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)
K-feldspar with sodalite (isotropic) inclusions. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)	Eudyalite with sodalite inclusions. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)	Eudyalite with sodalite inclusions (isotropic). Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)
Eudyalite with sodalite inclusions. Ilímaussaq, Greenland. PPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)	Eudyalite with sodalite (isotropic) inclusions. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)	Eudyalite with sodalite (isotropic) inclusions. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)
Eudyalite with sodalite (isotropic) inclusions. Sodalite is surrounded by cancrinite (high interference colors). Ilímaussaq, Greenland. XPL image, 1x (Field of view = 9mm)