Only a few kilometres outside Narsaq, it is possible to find minerals and stones that are totally unique to this area, and others that are rare and only found few other places in the world. This is due to a very special geological phenomena, called an intrusion.
An intrusion can briefly be described as a volcano that never reached the surface. Thus the lava hardened under ground in a huge lava-chamber, and formed rare minerals and stones due to the particular pressure and temperature conditions.
This has made Narsaq a paradise for geologists, who has found uranium, sodalite and the treasured and beautiful Tugtupit stone. Many of the stones found in the area respond to warmth, so the lucky purchaser or finder of a tugtupit stone should hold it firmly in the hand or expose it to sunlight, and will then learn that the rather pale red stone suddenly turns into a beautiful dark red gem.
 
If you wish further information on our very special minerals we recommend you to visit this link to a gem cutter/mineral collector in Narsaq:
www.minershop.com/greenland/